Patents Assigned to Siemens VDO Automotive Corpoation
  • Method and system for detecting malfunctioning sensors
    Publication number: 20060181066
    Abstract: A method of operating a sensor system includes the steps of determining whether any of a plurality of sensors are malfunctioning in response to a physical stimulus on a vehicle, determining whether an outcome of the first step is plausible based upon expected physical stimuli, and determining whether to execute a decision, such as deploy a vehicle occupant restraint, or fail the sensor if it is producing signals beyond expected physical limits. The decision is executed if it is plausible and not executed if it is not plausible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Corpoation
    Inventors: Robert Andres, Jeffrey Gleacher