DE60139915D1 - Dickenmessungssystem und verfahren zur fahrzeuginsassendetektierung - Google Patents

Dickenmessungssystem und verfahren zur fahrzeuginsassendetektierung

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DE60139915D1
DE60139915D1 DE60139915T DE60139915T DE60139915D1 DE 60139915 D1 DE60139915 D1 DE 60139915D1 DE 60139915 T DE60139915 T DE 60139915T DE 60139915 T DE60139915 T DE 60139915T DE 60139915 D1 DE60139915 D1 DE 60139915D1
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antenna electrode
passenger
signal
measurement system
thickness measurement
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Shiuh-An Shieh
James Frederick Kirksey
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Nidec Elesys Americas Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K28/00—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions
    • B60K28/02—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver
    • B60K28/04—Safety devices for propulsion-unit control, specially adapted for, or arranged in, vehicles, e.g. preventing fuel supply or ignition in the event of potentially dangerous conditions responsive to conditions relating to the driver responsive to presence or absence of the driver, e.g. to weight or lack thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B60R21/0153—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors
    • B60R21/01532—Passenger detection systems using field detection presence sensors using electric or capacitive field sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08B—SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS
    • G08B13/00—Burglar, theft or intruder alarms
    • G08B13/22—Electrical actuation
    • G08B13/26—Electrical actuation by proximity of an intruder causing variation in capacitance or inductance of a circuit
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60W—CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
    • B60W2540/00—Input parameters relating to occupants

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Air Bags (AREA)
  • Seats For Vehicles (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Length Measuring Devices With Unspecified Measuring Means (AREA)
  • Fuel-Injection Apparatus (AREA)
  • Length-Measuring Devices Using Wave Or Particle Radiation (AREA)
DE60139915T 2000-04-06 2001-04-04 Dickenmessungssystem und verfahren zur fahrzeuginsassendetektierung Expired - Lifetime DE60139915D1 (de)

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US19559000P 2000-04-06 2000-04-06
US09/678,215 US6329914B1 (en) 1999-10-05 2000-09-29 Thickness measurement system and method for vehicle occupant detection
PCT/US2001/010894 WO2001078029A1 (en) 2000-04-06 2001-04-04 Thickness measurement system and method for vehicle occupant detection

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EP (1) EP1194907B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4921676B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100508736B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE443307T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2001249830A1 (de)
BR (1) BR0105578A (de)
CA (1) CA2372592C (de)
DE (1) DE60139915D1 (de)
ES (1) ES2331870T3 (de)
MX (1) MXPA01012552A (de)
WO (1) WO2001078029A1 (de)

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