Abstract: A control system (10) for a vehicle (16) includes a sensor (35-47) that generates a sensor signal and a stability control system (26). Tire monitoring sensors (20) in each wheel generate tire signals including temperature, pressure and acceleration. The controller (26) is coupled to the sensors (20, 25-47), and generates a first roll condition signal as a function of the sensor signal, and generates a second roll condition signal as a function of the tire signals. The first or second roll condition signals control the rollover control system to mitigate a vehicle rollover event.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 29, 2007
Date of Patent:
August 17, 2010
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies
Inventors:
Manoharprasad K. Rao, Mark A. Cuddihy, Christopher R. Bujak
Abstract: A side-impact control system (10) for a vehicle (12) includes an adaptive restraint (15). A side sensor (30) is configured to detect an object, in a restraint dependent detection zone (60) along a side (13) of the vehicle (12), and generates an object detection signal. A controller (16) determines an activation time for and a deployment status of the adaptive restraint (15), and activates the adaptive restraint (15) before or after contact between the object and the side (13).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2004
Date of Patent:
May 11, 2010
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies
Inventors:
Kawku O. Prakah-Asante, Manoharprasad K. Rao, Gary S. Strumolo