Patent ID: 8086376

Claim:
A method for predicting vehicle rollover and activating an occupant restraint system, the method comprising: receiving input signals for early detection of one or more of a vehicle position and vehicle movement that indicate a potential for vehicle rollover; activating at least a first resettable restraint device when a first pre-rollover stage threshold has been met, based on a comparison with at least some of the input signals; activating at least a second resettable restraint device when a second pre-rollover stage threshold has been met, based on a comparison with at least some of the input signals; activating at least a first non-resettable restraint device when a first rollover stage threshold has been met, based on a comparison with at least some of the input signals; and activating at least a second non-resettable restraint device when the second rollover stage threshold has been met, based on a comparison with at least some of the input signals.