Method and apparatus for determining a vehicle pitch-over condition

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8843275
APP PUB NO 20110082626A1
SERIAL NO

12995596

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An apparatus for determining a pitch-over condition of a vehicle comprises a first accelerometer for sensing acceleration in a Z-axis direction substantially perpendicular to both a front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and a side-to-side axis of the vehicle and for providing a first acceleration signal indicative thereof. A second accelerometer for senses acceleration in an X-axis direction substantially parallel to said front-to-rear axis of the vehicle and provides a second acceleration signal indicative thereof. A controller determines a Z-axis velocity value from the first acceleration signal and a pitch-over condition of the vehicle in response to both the determined Z-axis velocity value and the second acceleration signal.

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  • TRW AUTOMOTIVE U.S. LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Backmann, Javier Baden-Wurttenberg, DE 1 5
Foo, Chek-Peng Ann Arbor, US 35 651
Pfriender, Harald Constance, DE 6 9
Uenlu, Timur Baden-Wurttenberg, DE 1 5
Yeh, Huahn-Fern Novi, US 28 375

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