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7614472 System for deviating part of the external paneling of a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a system for deviating part of an external panel of a motor vehicle, during an accident to reduce the impact energy of a person colliding with deviated part of the external...
7610983 Method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision, and motor vehicle having an apparatus which serves for this purpose  
A method for damage limitation in the event of an offset frontal collision between two motor vehicles, with a first signal which signals an imminent collision triggering the steerable front wheels...
7607511 Vehicle passenger-restraining device and method  
A vehicle passenger-restraining device has a rollover detection device that detects or predicts a rollover of the vehicle, a front airbag that deploys in front of the passenger when the rollover...
7607510 Collision detection system for vehicle  
Disclosed herein is a collision detection system for a vehicle. The collision detection system for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a sensor unit and a control unit. The sensor...
7606646 Passive safety system and determination device  
A determination device includes a single acceleration sensor that measures an acceleration of a vehicle and a determination circuit that is electrically connected with the acceleration sensor. The...
7606645 Vehicle load monitoring for four wheel steering  
Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically determining the steering system calibration of a vehicle in accordance with vehicle loading. The apparatus comprises a combination of a load...
7604081 Vehicle passenger restricting system for vehicle rollover condition  
A vehicle passenger restricting system is provided to restrict passenger movement so that a space between a passenger's head and the ceiling of the vehicle is effectively enlarged when a rollover...
7604080 Rear impact occupant protection apparatus and method  
Vehicle including a system for preventing injury to an occupant's head and neck during a rear impact includes a support structure for supporting the occupant including an upper body support portion...
7597171 Device for triggering passive passenger safety measures  
A system for triggering passive occupant safety measures in a motor vehicle is described. The system includes a control unit, a plurality of acceleration sensors for detecting the acceleration...
7591335 Children's ride-on vehicles having ground detection systems  
Children's ride-on vehicles having a drive assembly that is selectively configured between a plurality of drive configurations, such as responsive to user inputs via user input devices, and a...
7588116 Opening/closing controlling apparatus  
An opening/closing controlling apparatus of the present invention has an automatic opening/closing mechanism for automatically opening and closing an opening/closing object such as a door; a...
7581614 Planing boat with airbag system  
A planing boat, particularly of a small size, is provided with an airbag system. The airbag system includes at least one bag-shaped airbag body, a housing which accommodates the airbag body, a...
7576445 Power supply arrangement for providing an output signal with a predetermined output signal level  
A power supply arrangement has a charge storage means, a charge means, a reference signal source and a processing means. The power supply arrangement is implemented to provide the output signal...
7571039 Vehicle yaw/roll stability control with semi-active suspension  
A rollover avoidance system for changing the damping characteristics of suspension dampers at each wheel of a vehicle so as to mitigate the potential for vehicle rollover. The system includes a...
7568547 Drive control apparatus for forklift  
A drive control apparatus for a forklift. Based on the load state, it is determined whether to limit a maximum vehicle speed and an acceleration/deceleration during traveling of the forklift....
7568543 Device for controlling restraining means in a vehicle  
A device for triggering a restraining arrangement in a vehicle in which the vehicle velocity is taken into consideration in the triggering. In the system, the vehicle velocity is checked for...
7559575 School bus crossing gate and system for automatic activation  
A system for deploying a barrier deterring approach by pedestrians to the exhaust outlet from a vehicle operates in response to exhaust temperature and stopping of the vehicle.
7556119 Vehicle collision sensing system  
Right and left side pressure sensors are provided to left and right doors, respectively, of a vehicle to sense a pressure in a door interior space of the corresponding door. An ECU computes a...
7556118 Airbag system for an automobile and method of operating the same  
The present invention may provide an airbag system for an automobile and a method of operating the same. The airbag system comprises the following: sensors mounted on a frame member of a the...
7546193 Vehicle occupant protection apparatus and initiation method to use for vehicle occupant protection apparatus  
A vehicle occupant protection apparatus 1 including: a first acceleration sensor ( 2 ) for detecting acceleration of a front portion of a vehicle ( 10 ); a second acceleration sensor 3 for...
7546192 Multiplex communication system and car-passenger protection system using the same  
Disclosed is a multiplex communication system which comprises a master unit, and a plurality of slave units, wherein the master unit and the plurality of slave units are annularly connected by a...
7539568 Crash pulse energy algorithm for an inflatable restraint system  
An air bag system ( 12 ) includes a controller ( 14 ), a remote satellite sensor ( 16 ), and a deployable air bag ( 18 ). Controller logic for deployment discrimination of an impact event...
7526376 In-vehicle determination of the relative center of gravity height  
Relative center of gravity height in a motor vehicle changes from a nominal value to an actual value depending upon vehicle loading. Method and apparatus for determining actual relative center of...
7523801 Motorcycle with inclination sensor  
A motorcycle that preserves the detection accuracy of an inclination sensor without use of a component provided exclusively for protection of the inclination sensor and without the necessity for...
7512461 Vehicle rollover sensing using angular accelerometer  
A vehicle rollover sensing apparatus and method are provided for predicting a future roll angle and an overturn condition of a vehicle. The apparatus includes an angular accelerometer for sensing...
7493204 Vehicle rollover detection method and apparatus  
There is provided a method for detecting the possibility of rollover of a vehicle, including the steps of: detecting an actual roll angular velocity of the vehicle; obtaining an actual roll angle...
7490687 Control method for transmission for motorcycle  
A control method for a transmission for a motorcycle having a plurality of shift gear trains such that the combination of gears meshing with each other is changed by driving an actuator to change a...
7481407 Bracket for use in installing a sensor in a vehicle  
A bracket for use in installing a sensor in a vehicle includes a main body portion having one or more screw holes formed therein, and slot portions for receiving and holding end portions of a back...
7479872 Transporter oscillating alarm  
A vehicle capable of an extraordinary mode of motorized motion programmed to draw the attention of an operator. When one or more sensors sense a condition requiring attention of the operator, a...
7477974 Vehicle restraint device control method and apparatus using dynamically determined threshold  
A method of controlling a restraint device in a vehicle, and an apparatus employing the method. The method includes sensing accelerations of the vehicle, determining an energy value, determining a...
7475753 Drive control apparatus for forklift  
When a determination result of a limitation determining section during a driving of a forklift is positive, a control section limits a vehicle speed and adjusts an engine speed. If a limitation...
7467684 Anti-roll thrust system for hydrogen powered vehicles  
A thruster system is provided for a vehicle that can be used to reduce the roll propensity of a motor vehicle. The system utilizes a control system and multiple sets of thrusters which are...
7461717 Activation control apparatus for occupant protection apparatus  
An activation control apparatus controls activation of an airbag unit. An electronic control unit detects a floor deceleration Gf and front decelerations GI, Gr from signals output from a floor...
7460937 Method for generating a firing decision for a restraining system  
A method is provided for generating a triggering decision for a restraint system, in which method the triggering decision is generated as a function of a conjunction of the vehicle lateral...
7460008 Programmable temperature compensated tilt switch and method of operation  
A tilt switch apparatus has an acceleration sensor or sensors, a temperature sensor, an auto-zero function or switch, a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, a communication port, a current...
7455147 Hood lift mechanisms utilizing active materials and methods of use  
A hood lift mechanism for reversibly increasing the energy absorption capability at appropriate force levels of a vehicle hood includes a vehicle hood; an active material in operative communication...
7454277 Airbag firing electronic system for vehicles  
A vehicle includes an airbag system, a sensor unit, which includes a first sensor module, which permits the sensing of actual driving conditions, and an electronic system, which fires the airbag...
7454276 Vehicle behavior judgment system and vehicle occupant-protecting system  
A vehicle behavior judgment system comprising a rolling angular velocity detector adapted for detecting a rolling angular velocity of a vehicle, a rollover judgment device adapted for judging,...
7445074 Control system, control method, and control program for vehicle engine  
An engine control system correctly determines when a vehicle overturns and includes a vehicle inclination angle detector arranged to detect an inclination of a vehicle relative to a horizontal...
7434834 Occupant protection system for vehicle  
An object of the invention is to provide an occupant protection system for a vehicle, in which an erroneous determination for a rear crash can be avoided. An output signal from an acceleration...
7428942 Vehicle occupant sensing system having guiding ribs  
A vehicle occupant sensing system for detecting a condition of a vehicle seat assembly. The vehicle occupant sensing system includes a base, an upper slide member supported for movement toward and...
7426788 Tilt angle sensor layout structure for a vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same  
In a saddle-type vehicle having at least three wheels, a tilt angle sensor layout structure is provided which ensures that a tilt angle sensor is minimally influenced by a centrifugal force or...
7424927 Vehicle, vehicle control device and vehicle control method  
A motorized balance board includes a gyrosensor. An arithmetic operation unit calculates a tilt angle change value based on a signal output from the gyrosensor. When the control mode is a standby...
7424354 Supplemental restraint deployment method using dynamic crash classification  
A deployment method for a supplemental restraint system having multiple distributed acceleration sensors dynamically classifies each crash event based on relationships among the acceleration...
7422087 Method and system for detecting vehicle rollover events  
The present invention relates to a method and system for detecting a vehicle rollover or near-rollover event that may precede a rollover of a vehicle. The system comprises controller connected to...
7422086 Vehicle impact sensor using both accelerometer and pressure sensing for side impact detection  
A restraint control system ( 40 ) for an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor ( 28 ) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer ( 30...
7416044 Tumble sensors for a saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle  
A saddle ride type all-terrain vehicle having an engine and a saddle type driver's seat, includes a first sensor for detecting an inclination in the left-right direction of the vehicle, a second...
7408452 Wireless wheel speed sensor  
In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for...
7406376 Passive safety system and determination device  
A determination device includes a single acceleration sensor for measuring an acceleration of a vehicle and a determination circuit for determining severity of a collision in an accident. A plastic...
7400641 Bus master for a bus for connection of sensors and/or ignition means  
A bus master for a bus for connection of sensors and/or an ignition means device, which has at least two bus driver arrangements allowing data to be received independently of one another. For this...