Center of weight sensor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5821633
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08780435

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A sensor system preferably for use in a vehicle airbag deployment system employs spatial shading techniques and centroiding analysis to calculate an equivalent point load in two dimensional space. The location of the equivalent point load, as well as the weight of the passenger as determined from the sensors, are used to construct a set of fuzzy set logic boundaries defining different modes of deploying the airbag. The fuzz set logic boundaries may include a full deployment, soft deployment, no deployment and other intermediate deployment zones. In the event of a vehicle airbag incident, the airbag is deployed in accordance with the fuzzy set logic boundary in which the weight and equivalent point load of the vehicle occupant are located.

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES OFONE SHERBORN STREET BOSTON MA 02215

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Burke, Shawn E Andover, MA 6 181
Hubbard, Jr James E Derry, NH 15 871

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