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21. 发明授权

US5490069A Multiple-strategy crash discrimination system 失效
标题翻译：多策略碰撞判别系统
公开(公告)号：US5490069A
公开(公告)日：1996-02-06
申请号：US181616
申请日：1994-01-14
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis
IPC分类号： B60R22/46 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/013 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/16 , B60R21/32
CPC分类号： B60R21/013 , B60R21/01534 , B60R2021/01027 , B60R2021/01315
摘要： A system (10) and method for actuating a vehicle air bag (38) uses an optical detector (12) to generate an output (22) representative of the distance between a vehicle occupant and a fixed structure within the vehicle. The output (22) is subsequently used by a signal processor/discrimination unit (26) to generate data representative of actual occupant conditions, such as transitory occupant position, velocity and/or acceleration. The occupant condition data is used to select the temporally optimal one of a plurality of different predetermined parameter-based crash discrimination strategies (R,S,T,X,Y,Z), and perhaps further used as a decisional criterion in at least one strategy. Each strategy employs different decisional criteria to provide a different range of actual times to fire. The different decisional criteria of the available strategies may be the result of uniquely-different parameter-based crash discrimination algorithms, or otherwise-identical parameter-based algorithms employing different thresholds, or both. The air bag is actuated when the decisional criteria of the selected strategy are satisfied to generate an actual time to fire. The present system and method thus optimize crash discrimination analysis by customizing the analysis in real time to match actual rather than assumed occupant conditions.
摘要翻译：用于致动车辆安全气囊（38）的系统（10）和方法使用光学检测器（12）来生成代表车辆乘客与车辆内的固定结构之间的距离的输出（22）。输出（22）随后由信号处理器/鉴别单元（26）用于产生表示实际乘员条件的数据，例如临时乘员位置，速度和/或加速度。乘员条件数据用于选择多个不同的基于预定参数的碰撞识别策略（R，S，T，X，Y，Z）中的时间上最佳的一个，并且还可以进一步用作至少一个战略。每个策略都采用不同的决策标准来提供不同的实际时间范围。可用策略的不同决定性标准可能是独特的基于参数的崩溃识别算法或采用不同阈值的其他相同参数的算法或两者的结果。当满足所选择的策略的决定性标准以产生实际的发射时间时，气囊被启动。因此，本系统和方法通过实时定制分析来优化碰撞辨别分析，以匹配实际而不是假定的乘客条件。

22. 发明授权

US5445412A Vehicle impact detection system 失效
标题翻译：车辆碰撞检测系统
公开(公告)号：US5445412A
公开(公告)日：1995-08-29
申请号：US207279
申请日：1994-03-07
申请人： Edward J. Gillis , Tony Gioutsos , Dennis E. Palmer
发明人： Edward J. Gillis , Tony Gioutsos , Dennis E. Palmer
IPC分类号： B60R21/26 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/16 , B60R21/22
CPC分类号： B60R21/0136
摘要： A vehicle impact detection system (10) for controlling the actuation of an occupant safety restraint device (24) includes a sensor array (12) affixed to an outer surface (16) of the vehicle for continuously generating a two dimensional output (14) representative of the condition of the outer surface, and a processor/evaluation circuit (20) for performing advanced array signal processing on the sensor array output. The system (10) can reliably predict severe impacts within a few milliseconds of initial impact, and therefore is particularly suited for controlling the actuation of a safety restraint device in response to side impacts.
摘要翻译：用于控制乘员安全约束装置（24）的致动的车辆碰撞检测系统（10）包括固定到车辆的外表面（16）的传感器阵列（12），用于连续地产生代表性的二维输出（14）的外表面的状态，以及用于对传感器阵列输出进行高级阵列信号处理的处理器/评估电路（20）。系统（10）可以在初始冲击的几毫秒内可靠地预测严重的冲击，因此特别适合于响应于侧面碰撞来控制安全约束装置的致动。

23. 发明授权

US5400487A Variable inflation system for vehicle safety restraint 失效
标题翻译：可变充气系统，用于车辆安全限制
公开(公告)号：US5400487A
公开(公告)日：1995-03-28
申请号：US182281
申请日：1994-01-14
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis , Leonard W. Behr
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis , Leonard W. Behr
IPC分类号： B60R21/16 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/263 , B60R21/26
CPC分类号： B60R21/01534 , B60R2021/2633
摘要： An inflation system (10) for a gas-operated vehicle occupant safety restraint, such as an air bag (12), comprises an accelerometer (14) and an infrared transceiver (20) for receiving vehicle acceleration information (a) and occupant position information (x), respectively, for use by a processor (22) in selecting which of a plurality of gas generators (28) will be individually initiated, at selected actual times to fire, in a selected order, to provide optimal protection to the occupant in the event of a vehicle crash or marked vehicle deceleration.
摘要翻译：用于气体驾驶车辆乘员安全约束例如气囊（12）的充气系统（10）包括加速度计（14）和用于接收车辆加速度信息（a）和乘员位置信息的红外收发器（20）（x）分别由处理器（22）选择多个气体发生器（28）中的哪个气体发生器（28）将被单独地启动，以选定的实际时间按照选定顺序触发，以向乘客提供最佳保护车辆发生碰撞或车辆减速时。

24. 发明授权

US5345402A Vehicle crash simulator system for testing crash sensors 失效
标题翻译：用于测试碰撞传感器的车辆碰撞模拟系统
公开(公告)号：US5345402A
公开(公告)日：1994-09-06
申请号：US71785
申请日：1993-06-04
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Michael A. Piskie
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Michael A. Piskie
IPC分类号： G01P21/00 , B60R21/01 , G01M7/08 , G01M17/007 , G01M99/00 , G06G7/70 , G09B25/02 , G06G7/48 , B60Q11/00 , B60R21/00
CPC分类号： G01M17/0078 , B60R21/0132 , G06G7/70 , G09B25/02
摘要： A system (10) for simulating vehicle crashes for testing or evaluating the reliability of a vehicle crash sensor (20) includes a model waveform generator (16) which utilizes a method of modeling an actual vehicle crash waveform to generate an infinite set of model crash waveforms, and subsequently inputs these sets of modeled crash waveforms into a thruster apparatus (12). The thruster apparatus (12) mechanically exerts a force onto the crash sensor (20) corresponding to each input model waveform. The crash sensor response is tracked and analyzed by a test analyzer (18). The model crash waveforms are generated by breaking down a predetermined crash waveform into a crash pulse (signal of interest) and multiplicative noise signal. The multiplicative noise signal is then statistically characterized as a function of time. Randomly variable waveforms from a white noise generator (128) are then modified with the statistical characterization and multiplied with the signal of interest to generate the infinite set of model crash waveforms.
摘要翻译：用于模拟车辆碰撞以用于测试或评估车辆碰撞传感器（20）的可靠性的系统（10）包括模型波形发生器（16），其利用对实际车辆碰撞波形进行建模的方法来产生无限的模型碰撞波形，并随后将这些建模的碰撞波形组输入推进器装置（12）。推进器装置（12）对应于每个输入模型波形对碰撞传感器（20）机械施加力。碰撞传感器响应由测试分析仪（18）进行跟踪和分析。通过将预定的碰撞波形分解成碰撞脉冲（感兴趣的信号）和乘法噪声信号来产生模型碰撞波形。然后乘法噪声信号被统计学地表征为时间的函数。然后用统计特征修改来自白噪声发生器（128）的随机可变波形，并与感兴趣的信号相乘以产生无限的模型碰撞波形。

25. 发明授权

US06438475B1 Crash detection system 有权
标题翻译：碰撞检测系统
公开(公告)号：US06438475B1
公开(公告)日：2002-08-20
申请号：US09254699
申请日：2000-01-03
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Craig White , Brian J. Zahn , Daniel N. Tabar , David C. Milo
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Craig White , Brian J. Zahn , Daniel N. Tabar , David C. Milo
IPC分类号： B60R2200
CPC分类号： B60R21/0132 , B60R21/013 , B60R21/01558 , B60R2021/0004 , B60R2021/0006 , B60R2021/01027
摘要： A crash detection system comprises two sensors with complementary performance characteristics, a controller evaluates the signals from both sensors to determine whether an airbag should be activated, when an airbag should be activated and whether multiple stages of the airbag should be activated. The first sensor preferably comprises a ball-in-tube sensor and the second sensor preferably comprises an electronic sensing module comprising an accelerometer and a CPU. The CPU receives signals from the accelerometer and the ball-in-tube sensor. The controller activates the airbag only if both sensors generate fire signals. The controller generates an airbag activation signal based upon crash type and the sum of the times required from the beginning of the crash for both sensors to generate fire signals.
摘要翻译：碰撞检测系统包括具有互补性能特征的两个传感器，控制器评估来自两个传感器的信号，以确定气囊是否应被激活，当气囊应当被激活以及是否应该启动安全气囊的多个阶段时。第一传感器优选地包括球内传感器，并且第二传感器优选地包括包括加速度计和CPU的电子感测模块。 CPU从加速度计和球内传感器接收信号。仅当两个传感器产生火灾信号时，控制器才会启动安全气囊。控制器基于碰撞类型和两个传感器开始碰撞所需的时间总和产生气囊激活信号以产生火焰信号。

26. 发明授权

US5739757A Vehicle passenger weight sensor 失效
标题翻译：车载重量传感器
公开(公告)号：US5739757A
公开(公告)日：1998-04-14
申请号：US792180
申请日：1997-01-30
申请人： Tony Gioutsos
发明人： Tony Gioutsos
IPC分类号： G01G3/15 , B60K28/04 , B60N2/00 , B60N2/90 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/16 , G01G19/12 , G01G19/414 , G01G19/52 , G01L1/12 , G08B21/00
CPC分类号： B60R21/01516 , B60K28/04 , B60N2/002 , B60R21/01526 , G01G19/4142 , G01L1/125 , G01L1/127
摘要： A vehicle safety system having crash detection circuitry and an airbag adjacent a vehicle seat further includes a system for determining the weight of a passenger on the vehicle seat. If the detected weight of the passenger does not exceed a predetermined weight threshold, the airbag is disabled. A forward sensor and a rear sensor are mounted in a vehicle seat adjacent a ferromagnetic structure element in the seat. The sensors measure strain on the ferromagnetic element, which is proportional to weight on the vehicle seat. A comparison of the measurements of the two sensors also provides an indication of the position of the passenger on the vehicle seat, such that the airbag may be disabled if the passenger is sitting too close to the airbag. Each of the sensors preferably comprises an electromagnet generating an oscillating magnetic field of a known frequency and a coil. Strain on the ferromagnetic element alters the magnetic field and such strain is detected by the coil. The detected change in the magnetic field is proportional to the weight of the passenger.
摘要翻译：具有碰撞检测电路和邻近车辆座椅的气囊的车辆安全系统还包括用于确定车辆座椅上的乘客的重量的系统。如果检测到的乘客重量不超过预定的重量阈值，则气囊被禁用。向前传感器和后传感器安装在与座椅中的铁磁结构元件相邻的车辆座椅中。传感器测量铁磁元件上的应变，这与车辆座椅上的重量成正比。两个传感器的测量值的比较还提供了乘客在车辆座椅上的位置的指示，使得如果乘客坐在太靠近气囊的话，则可能禁用气囊。每个传感器优选地包括产生已知频率和线圈的振荡磁场的电磁体。铁磁元件上的应变会改变磁场，这种应变由线圈检测。检测到的磁场变化与乘客的重量成比例。

27. 发明授权

US5610575A Method and system for detecting vehicle roll-over 失效
标题翻译：检测车辆翻转的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US5610575A
公开(公告)日：1997-03-11
申请号：US295539
申请日：1994-08-25
申请人： Tony Gioutsos
发明人： Tony Gioutsos
IPC分类号： B60R22/46 , B60G17/016 , B60G17/019 , B60K28/14 , B60R21/00 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/16 , G08B21/00 , G08B13/02
CPC分类号： B60R21/013 , B60G17/0162 , B60G17/019 , B60G2400/102 , B60G2600/02 , B60G2600/04 , B60G2600/08 , B60G2800/012 , B60G2800/24 , B60G2800/70 , B60G2800/9124 , B60R2021/0018 , Y02T10/84
摘要： A method and system for detecting a vehicle roll-over utilizes a z-axis accelerometer (12) and a processor (20) for analyzing the accelerometer output (18) to provide early detection/prediction of a vehicle roll-over. The output signal (18) is substantially a positive constant value equal to the force of gravity when the vehicle (16) is in a normal upright condition, and as the vehicle (16) experiences a roll-over, the output signal transitions to a substantially negative constant value when the vehicle has rolled 180.degree. upside down. To provide early roll-over detection and/or prediction, the z-axis data is averaged (102) and compared to a first threshold value (104) set to a g-force value within a range of 0 to -1 g. Estimating a slope value (step 110), i.e. the change in z-axis data over time, can provide an additional discrimination measure to improve overall reliability, and to provide a qualitative measure of the roll over.
摘要翻译：用于检测车辆翻转的方法和系统利用z轴加速度计（12）和用于分析加速度计输出（18）的处理器（20）来提供车辆翻转的早期检测/预测。当车辆（16）处于正常直立状态时，输出信号（18）基本上是等于重力的正常数值，并且当车辆（16）经历翻转时，输出信号转换到当车辆向上滚动180度时，基本上为负的常数值。为了提供早期翻转检测和/或预测，z轴数据被平均化（102）并且与设置为0至-1g的范围内的g力值的第一阈值（104）进行比较。估计斜率值（步骤110），即z轴数据随时间的变化，可以提供额外的辨别措施，以提高总体可靠性，并提供翻转的定性测量。

28. 发明授权

US5446661A Adjustable crash discrimination system with occupant position detection 失效
标题翻译：可调式碰撞识别系统与乘员位置检测
公开(公告)号：US5446661A
公开(公告)日：1995-08-29
申请号：US48366
申请日：1993-04-15
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis , Walter E. Chapelle , Carolyn A. Swayze
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Edward J. Gillis , Walter E. Chapelle , Carolyn A. Swayze
IPC分类号： B60R22/46 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/013 , B60R21/015 , B60R21/16 , B60R21/12 , B60R21/32
CPC分类号： B60R21/013 , B60R21/01534 , B60R2021/01027 , B60R2021/01315
摘要： A method and system for discriminating motor vehicle crashes to actuate a safety restraint (10) utilizes an optical vehicle occupant position detector (12) to generate data (22) representative of the position of an occupant relative to fixed structure within the vehicle. The data (22) is subsequently used by a signal processor/discrimination unit (26) as criteria for a parameter based crash discrimination analysis, and for adjusting parameters of the discrimination analysis, such as changing the discrimination threshold values. The occupant position data optimizes the discrimination analysis used in the system (10) due to the system's ability to customize the discrimination analysis in real time to match actual conditions of a vehicle occupant. Occupant position is determined by detecting the relative intensity, or average of scattering angles of a light beam (34) reflectively scattered by the occupant (24). An optical, low threshold safing sensor (40) can further be used to provide system calibration, discrimination of spurious occupant movement, and data representative of vehicle acceleration.
摘要翻译：用于识别机动车辆碰撞以致动安全限制（10）的方法和系统利用光学车辆乘员位置检测器（12）生成代表乘员相对于车辆内的固定结构的位置的数据（22）。数据（22）随后由信号处理器/鉴别单元（26）用作基于参数的碰撞识别分析的标准，并用于调整鉴别分析的参数，例如改变鉴别阈值。乘客位置数据优化了系统（10）中使用的辨别分析，这是由于系统实时定制辨别分析的能力，以匹配车辆乘客的实际情况。通过检测由乘员（24）反射散射的光束（34）的相对强度或散射角度的平均值来确定乘员位置。还可以使用光学，低阈值安全传感器（40）来提供系统校准，识别虚假乘员运动以及代表车辆加速度的数据。

29. 发明授权

US5337238A System and method for actuating vehicle safety device using damped measures 失效
标题翻译：使用阻尼措施来执行车辆安全装置的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US5337238A
公开(公告)日：1994-08-09
申请号：US773676
申请日：1991-10-08
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Michael A. Piskie
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Michael A. Piskie
IPC分类号： B60R21/16 , B60R21/01 , B60R21/02
CPC分类号： B60R21/01332 , B60R21/0132 , B60R21/01336 , B60R2021/01322
摘要： A system and method for triggering deployment of a vehicle air bag in response to a crash or sudden vehicle deceleration responsive to values for modified velocity, predicted acceleration, high-frequency velocity, and high-variance velocity. The air bag is triggered when at least two of the values for modified velocity, predicted acceleration, high-frequency velocity, and high-variance velocity exceed their respective thresholds.
摘要翻译：一种系统和方法，用于响应于改变速度，预测加速度，高频速度和高方差速度的值而响应于碰撞或突然的车辆减速来触发部署车辆气囊。当改变速度，预测加速度，高频速度和高方差速度的值中的至少两个值超过它们各自的阈值时，气囊被触发。

30. 发明授权

US5282134A Slant transform/signal space crash discriminator 失效
标题翻译：斜变换/信号空间碰撞鉴别器
公开(公告)号：US5282134A
公开(公告)日：1994-01-25
申请号：US746882
申请日：1991-08-19
申请人： Tony Gioutsos , Jace L. Allen
发明人： Tony Gioutsos , Jace L. Allen
IPC分类号： B60R21/16 , B60R21/01 , G06F7/70 , B60R21/32
CPC分类号： B60R21/01338 , B60R21/0132 , B60R21/0133
摘要： A system and method for triggering a vehicle safety device in response to a crash or sudden vehicle deceleration includes conversion of an analog signal generated by an acceleration sensor and representative of instantaneous vehicle acceleration to a digital value and using a ROM lookup table to determine its natural log. An autocorrelation of the log values of the acceleration data is determined and thereafter used to calculate first and second basis vector values. A safety device trigger signal is generated by a signal space discriminator when a value calculated from the first and second basis vector values exceeds a threshold value therefor.
摘要翻译：用于响应于碰撞或突然的车辆减速而触发车辆安全装置的系统和方法包括将由加速度传感器产生的代表瞬时车辆加速度的模拟信号转换为数字值，并且使用ROM查找表来确定其自然日志确定加速度数据的对数值的自相关，然后用于计算第一和第二基本矢量值。当从第一和第二基本矢量值计算的值超过其阈值时，信号空间鉴别器产生安全装置触发信号。

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