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exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail . the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts . detailed descriptions of well - known functions and structures incorporated herein may be omitted to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the present invention . it is understood that the term “ vehicle ” or “ vehicular ” or other similar term as used herein is inclusive of motor vehicles in general such as passenger automobiles including sports utility vehicles ( suv ), buses , trucks , various commercial vehicles , watercraft including a variety of boats and ships , aircraft , and the like , and includes hybrid vehicles , electric vehicles , plug - in hybrid electric vehicles , hydrogen - powered vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles ( e . g ., fuels derived from resources other than petroleum ). as referred to herein , a hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that has two or more sources of power , for example both gasoline - powered and electric - powered vehicles . hereinafter , an airbag control unit with imu integration according to the present invention will be described with reference to fig3 and 4 . fig3 is a view illustrating a configuration of an airbag control unit ( acu ) with imu integration according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention . the integrated acu 200 with imu integration according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an airbag collision sensor 210 , a micom 220 , a power supply unit 230 and a digital sensor 240 . specifically , the airbag collision sensor 210 is used to sense acceleration and roll rate . the micom 220 filters and measures an output value of the airbag collision sensor 210 and an output value of the digital sensor 240 , and performs a data conversion thereon to enable controller area network ( can ) communication . to this end , the micom 220 includes an spi interface 221 , a filter 222 , a determination unit 223 and a data conversion unit 224 , as shown in fig4 . the spi interface 221 receives the output value of the digital sensor 240 that is output in an spi mode . the filter 222 filters data received at the spi interface 221 , and the determination unit 223 detects an error condition of the filtered data by identifying whether the filtered data is within a measurable range of the sensor . the data conversion unit 224 converts data outputted from the determination unit 223 to a data in compliance with can communication protocol and transmits the converted data to an electronic stability control ( esc ) unit 100 . the power supply unit 230 provides power to the airbag collision sensor 210 , the micom 220 and the digital sensor 240 . the digital sensor 240 measures dynamic force such as a vehicle &# 39 ; s yaw rate ( angular velocity ) around a vertical axis of the vehicle , acceleration along an x - axis and a y - axis of the vehicle , and vibration and impact of the vehicle the digital sensor then converts the detected value to a digital signal , and performs filtering and calibration on the converted digital signal . to this end , the digital sensor 240 may have the exemplary detailed configuration as shown in fig4 . in fig4 , the digital sensor 240 includes a digital - to - analog converter ( dac ) for converting a digital signal to an analog signal , a capacitance - to - voltage conversion ( cv ), an automatic gain control ( agc ) for controlling a gain of a received signal , an analog - to - digital ( ad ) converter for converting an analog sensing value into a digital signal , a phase locked loop ( pll ), a filter filter for filtering a signal , an one - time programmable ( otp ) 300 , a safety controller ( scon ) 290 for performing an offset calibration according to vehicle set - up conditions , a temperature sensor ( temp sens ) 270 for correcting an output according to temperature characteristics , and a serial peripheral interface ( spi ) 280 for outputting a corrected value in the spi mode . the digital sensor 240 converts the yaw rate value and the acceleration value , which are physically measured , to a digital signal , and performs filtering and calibration on the digital signal to send to the micom 220 . next , the micom 220 filters the calibrated data , identifies whether the data is within a measurable range of the sensor , and converts the data into a data in compliance with the can protocol . the converted data is outputted to a can communication bus so that the data is transmitted to the esc unit 100 . as described above , according to the present invention , a micom 220 and a power supply unit 230 of an integrated acu 200 can be used in replacement of the power supply unit 42 of the vertical g sensor unit 40 and the micom 55 and the power supply unit 54 of the horizontal g / yaw rate sensor unit 50 , thereby providing an improved layout and reducing the number of components , which results in lower manufacturing costs . in addition , according to the present invention , the output of the yaw rate sensor and the output of the vertical / horizontal g sensor are processed through the micom of the air bag control unit , thereby minimizing a load of esc unit . although exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail hereinabove , it should be clearly understood that many variations and modifications of the basic inventive concepts herein taught which may appear to those skilled in the present art will still fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention , as defined in the appended claims .

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