AU6466298A - Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment - Google Patents

Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment

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Publication number
AU6466298A
AU6466298A AU64662/98A AU6466298A AU6466298A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A AU 64662/98 A AU64662/98 A AU 64662/98A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A AU 6466298 A AU6466298 A AU 6466298A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
weight sensor
airbag deployment
controlling airbag
controlling
deployment
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Abandoned
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AU64662/98A
Inventor
Hegeon Kwun
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Southwest Research Institute SwRI
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Southwest Research Institute SwRI
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Application filed by Southwest Research Institute SwRI filed Critical Southwest Research Institute SwRI
Publication of AU6466298A publication Critical patent/AU6466298A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/01516—Passenger detection systems using force or pressure sensing means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/0024—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat
    • B60N2/0025—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement for identifying, categorising or investigation of the occupant or object on the seat by using weight measurement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
    • B60N2/0031—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on the frame
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
    • B60N2/0021—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement
    • B60N2/003—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat
    • B60N2/0032—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon characterised by the type of sensor or measurement characterised by the sensor mounting location in or on the seat mounted on springs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
    • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
    • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
    • G01G19/4142—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling activation of safety devices, e.g. airbag systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2210/00—Sensor types, e.g. for passenger detection systems or for controlling seats
    • B60N2210/10—Field detection presence sensors
    • B60N2210/14—Inductive; Magnetic field
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2230/00—Communication or electronic aspects
    • B60N2230/30—Signal processing of sensor data

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
AU64662/98A 1997-03-18 1998-03-17 Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment Abandoned AU6466298A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US82072197A 1997-03-18 1997-03-18
US08820721 1997-03-18
PCT/US1998/005074 WO1998041424A1 (en) 1997-03-18 1998-03-17 Weight sensor for controlling airbag deployment

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AU6466298A true AU6466298A (en) 1998-10-12

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US7048338B2 (en) 2000-03-02 2006-05-23 Siemens Vdo Automotive Corporation Method and apparatus for attaching sensors to a seat assembly
US6476514B1 (en) 2000-03-29 2002-11-05 Ford Global Technologies, Inc. Occupant detection sensor assembly for seats
WO2004013588A1 (en) * 2002-08-01 2004-02-12 The Johns Hopkins University Seat-based weight sensor
FR2845650B1 (en) * 2002-10-14 2006-01-13 Cera PACKING ELEMENT COMPRISING A FOAM BODY INCORPORATING A DETECTION TABLE
US7075450B2 (en) 2003-06-26 2006-07-11 Lear Corporation Vehicle occupant sensing system having discrete wiring
US7132953B2 (en) 2003-06-26 2006-11-07 Lear Corporation Spring sensor assembly for a vehicle seat cushion
US7063382B2 (en) 2003-06-26 2006-06-20 Lear Corporation Vehicle seat assembly having a vehicle occupant sensing system and a seat cushion insert
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FR2890180B1 (en) 2005-08-31 2008-01-25 Peugeot Citroen Automobiles Sa METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING OCCUPANT ON A VEHICLE SEAT
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