Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor
This paper proposes an emergency locking unit (ELU) for a seat belt retractor which is mounted on the back frame of a vehicle seat. The proposed unit uses a recliner sensor based on a MEMS acceleration sensor and solenoid mechanism. The seat has an upper frame supported to tilt on a lower frame. The...
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| author | Chang Hyun Baek Jeong Wan Lee Seock Hyun Kim Insu Paek |
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| description | This paper proposes an emergency locking unit (ELU) for a seat belt retractor which is mounted on the back frame of a vehicle seat. The proposed unit uses a recliner sensor based on a MEMS acceleration sensor and solenoid mechanism. The seat has an upper frame supported to tilt on a lower frame. The retractor in belt in seat (BIS) system is supported by the upper frame. The proposed recliner sensor based on a MEMS acceleration sensor comprises orientation means for maintaining a predetermined orientation of emergency relative to the lower frame independently of the force of gravity when the upper frame tilts on the lower frame. Experimental results show that the developed recliner sensor unit operates effectively with respect to rollover angles. Thus, the developed unit will have a considerable potential to offer a new design concept in BIS system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-052c30ce98cb47f5b60b2e9d02744eda2022-12-22T04:23:11ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202010-04-011043759377010.3390/s100403759Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration SensorChang Hyun BaekJeong Wan LeeSeock Hyun KimInsu PaekThis paper proposes an emergency locking unit (ELU) for a seat belt retractor which is mounted on the back frame of a vehicle seat. The proposed unit uses a recliner sensor based on a MEMS acceleration sensor and solenoid mechanism. The seat has an upper frame supported to tilt on a lower frame. The retractor in belt in seat (BIS) system is supported by the upper frame. The proposed recliner sensor based on a MEMS acceleration sensor comprises orientation means for maintaining a predetermined orientation of emergency relative to the lower frame independently of the force of gravity when the upper frame tilts on the lower frame. Experimental results show that the developed recliner sensor unit operates effectively with respect to rollover angles. Thus, the developed unit will have a considerable potential to offer a new design concept in BIS system.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/4/3759/belt in seatretractoremergency locking mechanismMEMS acceleration sensor |
| spellingShingle | Chang Hyun Baek Jeong Wan Lee Seock Hyun Kim Insu Paek Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor Sensors belt in seat retractor emergency locking mechanism MEMS acceleration sensor |
| title | Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor |
| title_full | Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor |
| title_fullStr | Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor |
| title_short | Development of an Emergency Locking Unit for a Belt-In-Seat (BIS) System Using a MEMS Acceleration Sensor |
| title_sort | development of an emergency locking unit for a belt in seat bis system using a mems acceleration sensor |
| topic | belt in seat retractor emergency locking mechanism MEMS acceleration sensor |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/10/4/3759/ |
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