Patent ID: 7912607
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A method of deploying an inflatable restraint during a series of crash tests comprising the steps of: providing a firing map, the firing map including only a first deployment pattern and a second deployment pattern, the firing map defining: determining a first regulation zone and a second regulation zone, wherein the first regulation zone comprises a first speed range and a first additional condition and the second regulation zone comprises a second speed range and a second additional condition; conducting a first crash test in the first regulation zone with a first barrier; deploying the inflatable restraint in the second deployment pattern according to the firing map as a result of the first crash test; conducting a second crash test in the first regulation zone with a second barrier; deploying the inflatable restraint in the second deployment pattern according to the firing map as a result of the second crash test; and wherein the second deployment pattern is the only deployment pattern in which the inflatable restraint deploys throughout the first regulation zone.