METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRIGGERING MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY MECHANISMS

摘要

A method and a device for triggering a motor vehicle safety device, such as an inflatable safety bag or a burstable safety netting when the motor vehicle collides with another object. The impact between the motor vehicle and the other object is detected and a triggering signal is supplied to the safety device in accordance with both the magnitude of deceleration resulting from the impact and the rate of the deceleration. The nature of the collision can be monitored by the grade of the linear of the magnitude of the deceleration at an initial stage of the impact so that the safety device can be actuated to its protective position in the event of any collisions such as the vehicle-to-barrier and vehicle-to-vehicle collisions.