WO1998050258B1 - Vehicle sensor apparatus - Google Patents
Vehicle sensor apparatusInfo
- Publication number
- WO1998050258B1 WO1998050258B1 PCT/IL1998/000107 IL9800107W WO9850258B1 WO 1998050258 B1 WO1998050258 B1 WO 1998050258B1 IL 9800107 W IL9800107 W IL 9800107W WO 9850258 B1 WO9850258 B1 WO 9850258B1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- air bag
- sensor
- vehicle
- logic circuitry
- door
- Prior art date
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Abstract
A safety system for a vehicle including at least one sensor (20) viewing at least one region (22) in an interior portion of a vehicle defining a protected volume at least partially in front of a vehicle air bag, and logic circuitry responsive to the at least one sensor (20) for determining geometric data of objects (151) in the protected volume.
Claims
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AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 16 November 1998 (16.11.98); original claims 1, 2, 8, 14, 15 and 20 amended; remaining claims unchanged (3 pages)]
1. A safety system for a vehicle, comprising: at least one sensor viewing at least one region in an interior portion of a vehicle defining a protected volume at least partially in firont of a variable expansio vehicle air bag; and logic circuitry responsive to said at least one sensor for determining geometric data of objects in said protected volume and for providing a signal to a variable expansion air bag to cause an optimal inflation of said air bag. 2. A system according to claim 1 further comprising a variable expansion vehicle air bag receiving said signal from said logic circuitry for optimal inflation in accordance with said geometric data of objects in said protected volume.
3. A system accord g to claim 2 and wherein said logic circuitry is operative to ignore energy reflections from at least one object sensed by said at least one sensor during certain intervals of time within said time window.
4. A system according to claim 1 and comprising a variable expansion air bag system operatively connected to and controlled by said logic circuitry, wherein said variable expansion air bag system inflates said air bag in accordance with information received from said logic circuitry. S. A system according to claim 4 wherein said variable expansion air bag system comprises an inflator which inflates said air bag with a fluid and a valve controlled by said logic circuitry, said valve controlling inlet of said fluid into said air bag.
6. A system according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one sensor is operative to sense a moving object in said protected volume. 7. A system according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one sensor is operative to distinguish between a moving object and a stationary object in said protected volume.
8. A method for controlling operation of variable expansion vehicle air bags, comprising:
20 using at least one sensor to sense at least one region in an interior portion of a vehicle defining a protected volume at least partially in front of a variable expansion vehicle air bag; determining geometric data of objects in said protected volume; and providing a signal to a variable expansion air bag to cause an optimal inflation of said air bag in accordance with said geometric data of objects in said protected volume. 9. A method according to claim 8 wherein said step of using at least one sensor to sense comprises transmitting energy pulses into said protected volume and receiving echoes of energy reflected from said protected volume during a time window. 10. A method according to claim 9 and comprising ignoring energy reflections from at least one object sensed by said at least one sensor during certain intervals of time within said time window and varying inflation of said air bag in accordance with said ignored energy reflections.
11. A method according to claim 8 and comprising suppressing inflation of said air bag in accordance with said geometric data,
12. A method according to claim 8 and comprising sensing a moving object in said protected volume.
13. A method according to claim 8 and comprising distinguishing between a moving object and a stationary object in said protected volume. 14. A method for warning of danger of closing a vehicle sliding door, the method comprising: using at least one non-contact sensor to sense at least one region in the vicinity of a sliding door of a vehicle; outputting at least one region clear output signal from said at least one sensor to logic circuitry responsive to said at least one sensor; and using said logic circuitry to provide a warning of danger of closing said sliding door in the absence of a region clear output signal,
IS. A method for warning of danger of closing a vehicle hatchback door, the method comprising:
21 using at least one non-contact sensor to sense at least one region in the vicinity of a hatchback door of a vehicle; outputting at least one region clear output signal from said at least one sensor to logic circuitry responsive to said at least one sensor; and using said logic circuitry to provide a warning of danger of closing said hatchback door in the absence of a region clear output signal.
16. A method according to claim 14 and comprising using said logic circuitry to signal permissibility of closing said door in the presence of a region clear output signal.
17. A method according to claim 15 and comprising using said logic circuitry to signal permissibility of closing said door in the presence of a region clear output signal.
18. A method according to claim 14 and comprising ignoring any sensed objects in predetermined regions within an outer boundary of said predetermined volume, corresponding to predetermined time domains.
19. A method according to claim IS and comprising ignoring any sensed objects in predetermined regions within an outer boundary of said predetermined volume, corresponding to predetermined time domains.
20. A vehicle including a chassis, a body, propulsion apparatus, at least one door and door control apparatus comprising: at least one non-contact sensor viewing at least one region in the vicinity of said door; logic circuitry responsive to said at least one sensor for providing at least one region clear output signal; and an alarm device responsive at least to an absence of a region clear output signal to provide a warning signal of danger of closing said door and responsive at least to a presence of a region clear output signal to signal indicating permissibility of closing said door.
21. A vehicle according to claim 20 wherein said warning signal comprises at least one of an audible and a visual output signal.
22. A vehicle according to claim 20 wherein said signal indicating permissibility of closing said door comprises at least one of an audible and a visual output signal.
Priority Applications (5)
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| CA002289107A CA2289107A1 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-03-04 | Vehicle sensor apparatus |
| AU61134/98A AU6113498A (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-03-04 | Vehicle sensor apparatus |
| JP54788198A JP2002501457A (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-03-04 | Vehicle sensor device |
| US09/423,095 US6411202B1 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-03-04 | Vehicle sensor apparatus |
| EP98905606A EP0979186A4 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1998-03-04 | Vehicle sensor apparatus |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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| IL12075597A IL120755A0 (en) | 1997-05-01 | 1997-05-01 | Vehicle sensor apparatus |
| IL120755 | 1997-05-01 |
Publications (2)
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| WO1998050258A1 WO1998050258A1 (en) | 1998-11-12 |
| WO1998050258B1 true WO1998050258B1 (en) | 1998-12-30 |
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Country Status (7)
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| US (1) | US6411202B1 (en) |
| EP (1) | EP0979186A4 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2002501457A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU6113498A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2289107A1 (en) |
| IL (1) | IL120755A0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1998050258A1 (en) |
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