Abstract: A glazing including a reusable sensing device for detecting vibration of the glazing. The reusable sensing device includes at least one vibration sensor able to capture and to convert a vibration of the glazing into an analogic signal, at least one operational amplifier able to process the analogic signal, at least one window comparator able to determine if the analogic signal is below a minimal threshold or above a maximal threshold, a microcontroller able to convert the analogic signal received from each of the at least one operational amplifier into digital data, the microcontroller being able to be activated by each of the at least one window comparator, and an SR latch with an S input connected to each of the at least one window comparator, an R input connected to the microcontroller, and a Q output connected to each of the at least one operational amplifier.

Abstract: A method for detection and analysis of an external event occurring on an automotive glazing that includes receiving a signal with characteristic information of at least one electrical signal resulting from an occurrence of the external event on the automotive glazing. The method further includes applying the signal with characteristic information to a computer-implemented classification model, where for each of one or more quantities related to the characteristic information, a prediction is made of a value of a parameter indicative of the external event. The method further includes deriving a decision on whether to replace or repair based on the value of the parameter from the predictions.

Abstract: A glazing sensor for detecting vibration of an automotive glazing. The glazing sensor includes at least one vibration sensor and a communication module. The vibration sensor converts a vibration of the glass into an electrical signal and the communication module transmits a signal of characteristic information of the electrical signal. The glazing sensor further includes an acceleration sensor. The glazing sensor puts itself in sleep mode when no acceleration is detected during a predetermined period of time, and puts itself in active mode when an acceleration is detected, with the functionality of the glazing sensor in sleep mode is reduced compared to the functionality in active mode.

Abstract: An automotive glazing having an exterior face and an inner face comprising at least one sensor for detecting an impact and discriminating a breakage/non breakage on the glazing and generating a signal representative of the impact, the sensor being connected to an electrical connector, to provide external access to the signal generated by the sensors. The sensor is reusable and mounted on the inner face of the glazing.