Patent ID: 6243632
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60R,G01P

Abstract:
In a motor vehicle having a longitudinal axis and a restraint device, a control configuration for tripping the restraint device in the case of a side-impact collision, the control configuration comprising:a sensor device having two acceleration sensors and supplying a longitudinal acceleration signal for accelerations parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle and a transverse acceleration signal for accelerations transverse to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle; anda tripping circuit connected between said sensor device and the restraint device, said tripping circuit supplying an output signal a(t) determined by the longitudinal acceleration signal and the transverse acceleration signal and tripping the restraint device if the output signal exceeds a limit value;said tripping circuit determining the output signal a(t) by a quotient of a first signal dependent on the transverse acceleration signal to a second signal dependent on the longitudinal acceleration signal.