Hybrid method and apparatus for detecting a vehicle/pedestrian impact

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PATENT NO 9855915
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14401877

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An apparatus detects a vehicle/pedestrian impact event by sensing impact events near a forward location of a vehicle using both acceleration sensors and pressure sensors and providing associated signals indicative thereof, determining metric values for each of the sensor signals, and determining if a vehicle/pedestrian impact has occurred in response to the determined metric values.

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TRW AUTOMOTIVE U S LLC12001 TECH CENTER DRIVE LIVONIA MI 48150

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Foo, Chek-Peng Ann Arbor, US 35 678
Lee, Ying-chang Ann Arbor, US 4 30
Yeh, Huahn-fern Novi, US 28 395

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