Patent ID: 7359779

Claim:
Method of evaluating an installation location (p 2 ) of an acceleration sensor assembly ( 2 ) in a vehicle ( 3 ) with respect to transmission characteristics to the installation location (p 2 ) of acceleration impulses (s 1 a , s 1 b ) acting on the vehicle ( 3 ), with a following serially-connected evaluating circuit (s 7 ), especially for triggering (s 8 ) occupant protection devices, a) in which a prescribed acceleration impulse (s 1 a , s 1 b , . . . ) is impressed at at least one prescribed position (p 1 a , p 1 b , . . . ) on the vehicle to produce an impulse response, the impulse response is measured at the installation location, b) a frequency spectrum (a(f) actual ) of the impulse response is determined, c) and the installation location (p 2 ) is evaluated through comparison of the frequency spectrum with a prescribed nominal spectrum (a(f) nominal ).