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    Occupant Protection

    Occupants are being protected by restraint systems like seatbelts and airbags in case of various crash situations.

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    Benefits & Features

    • Airbag and belt pretensioner activation
    • Active headrest control
    • Adaptation of smart airbags towards crash situation and severity
    • Battery and fuel cut-off for vehicle safety

    Our Sensor Highlights

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    Acceleration Satellite gSAT

    The intelligent crash sensors are the perfect complement to the airbag control unit in a crash.

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    Standard Pressure Satellite pSAT dry-zone

    Decentralized pSAT pressure satellites were developed specifically for side crashes.

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    Pressure based Pedestrian Protection System PPS pSAT

    The pedestrian protection sensor consists of a flexible air tube that is laid across the entire width of the car in its front bumper.

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    Battery Impact Detection (BID)

    Damage or no damage? The measurement principle of the existing pedestrian protection system can be applied to the high-voltage battery. This allows to sense the type of impact and to warn the driver accordingly. The active system is robust enough to prevent unnecessary false alarms.

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    Front Crash Protection by PPS pSAT

    Refinement of the proven pressure-based Pedestrian Protection System (PPS pSAT) also permits analysis of a front-end crash for improved front crash detection.

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    Pedestrian Protection

    The Pedestrian Protection System raises the hood to reduce the risk of severe injury to the pedestrian from hitting the hood and underlying engine block.

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