Title :
Vehicular air-bag control based on energy, momentum, and semimetric spaces
Author :
Barnard, Robert ; Riesner, Miloslav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Described in this paper is a geometric control algorithm for quantifying crash severity, distinguishing crash configurations, and activating air bags during collisions. Its conceptual function and calibration depend on energy, momentum, and semimetric spaces. Its practical calibration and implementation depend on test crashes and parallel-processor routines. By contrast, current algorithms depend on acceleration and threshold routines. The algorithm here, however, proves significantly more effective-in speed, in accuracy, and in reliability
Keywords :
acceleration measurement; automotive electronics; calibration; mechanical engineering computing; mechanical variables control; momentum; parallel processing; waveform analysis; air bags activation; calibration; crash configurations; crash severity; energy; geometric control algorithm; momentum; parallel-processor routines; reliability; semimetric spaces; test crashes; vehicular air-bag control; vehicular collisions; waveform calculations; Acceleration; Automotive components; Calibration; Computer crashes; Kinetic energy; Land vehicles; Road vehicles; Vehicle crash testing; Vehicle dynamics; Wavelet analysis;
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
