Patent ID: 7625006
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling a vehicle actuatable occupant restraining system comprising: a discrimination crash sensor for sensing a vehicle crash condition and providing a discrimination crash signal indicative thereof; a first crush zone sensor located at a first vehicle crush zone location for providing a first crush zone signal indicative of crash acceleration sensed by said first crush zone sensor; a second crush zone sensor located at a second vehicle crush zone location for providing a second crush zone signal indicative of crash acceleration sensed by said second crush zone sensor; crush zone safing determining means monitoring said first crush zone sensor and said second crush zone sensor for providing a crush zone safing signal in response to one of said first and said second crush zone sensors signals exceeding a threshold and the other of said first and said second crush zone sensors signals being faulty; and a controller monitoring the discrimination crash signal and said crush zone safing signal for controlling an actuatable restraining device in response thereto.