Product Data Sheet Integrated Safety Unit

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ccupant safety
Airbag control unit, generation 12
PRODUCT BENEFITS
ff Scalable airbag control unit concepts for all markets, 1 Cover
vehicle segments and vehicle platforms 2 Energy reserve
ff Flexibility in the use of connector systems and 3 Printed circuit board with central sensors, microcontroller
base plate and system ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)
ff Integration of inertial sensors possible 4
2 Base plate
ff Modular integration of both established and new 5
2 Connector system
algorithms
ff Safety concept compliant with ISO 26262
Occupant safety Airbag control unit, generation 12
up to
up to 18 sensor
48 firing loops interfaces
for the controlled deployment of restraint systems compliant with the PSI5 standard
TASK VARIANTS
With airbag control unit, generation 12 (AB12), Bosch offers airbag
control units that are scalable for all markets, vehicle segments AB12 light
and platforms. The occupant protection electronic modules can The central sensing airbag control unit AB12 light is one of the
be adapted for varying customer hardware and functionality world’s smallest and lightest airbag control units. It is designed to
requirements. The AB12 evaluates the data from the internal and meet the basic occupant protection requirements of the low price
external acceleration and pressure sensors to detect side, front vehicle segment. Despite the standardized product concept,
and rear-end crashes. The external peripheral sensors are con AB12 light can be adapted to a variety of requirements. The scal
nected via a bus system or point to point in accordance with the able control unit design offers up to 16 firing loops and up to 6
peripheral sensor interface (PSI5) standard. Using firing loops, interfaces to peripheral sensors.
the AB12 controls the deployment of different restraint systems,
such as airbags and seat belt tensioners. Data coming from an AB12 base/plus
occupant sensing system is used to individually optimize the re- The airbag control units AB12 base and AB12 plus are flexible and
straint system according to the size/weight of the occupants. scalable with respect to the number of firing loops and sensor
Additionally, the AB12 sends acoustic and/or visual warning sig- interfaces for peripheral crash sensors. The airbag control units
nals, if the passenger airbag is disabled and the system is not func- can trigger up to 32 firing loops and control 12 PSI5 sensor inter-
tional. For pedestrian protection, data from acceleration sen- faces. Sensors for rollover detection can also be integrated.
sors or a pressure tube sensor integrated in the bumper can be With the AB12 plus variant Bosch has developed a concept which
used to lift up the hood. This reduces the injury level of the pe- integrates the airbag control and the ESP® inertial sensors into
destrian’s head, in case of an accident. In the airbag control unit, one compact airbag control unit, saving both space and cost.
a memory element is integrated which stores relevant data right There is also the option of extending the AB12 plus variant with a
before and after a crash occurred. complete set of angular rate and acceleration sensors for all three
dimensions (6D), meaning that chassis systems are also sup
FUNCTION ported in addition to the ESP® and rollover-protection features.
The accuracy of the algorithms used to detect front, rear-end and
side crashes as well as rollover crashes has been further improved Integrated safety unit (ISU)
as a result of the addition of a new algorithm based on the param The ISU incorporates both the central crash sensors and the main
eters of the kinetic energy absorption in crash (KEC). Following a passive safety features. The ISU can be modified to any customer
crash, the airbag control not only sends a signal to interrupt the specific requirements. It offers up to 48 firing loops and up to 18
fuel supply. The crash information is also provided to other vehicle PSI5 sensor interfaces. Like the AB12 plus, all spatial axes are
systems, such as to an eCall system, which automatically triggers measured (6D) via integrated sensors. Additionally, the ISU sup-
an emergency call when an airbag is activated. A signal can also ports applications with redundancy requirements (8D).
be sent to the braking control system, which can bring the vehicle
to a stop to avoid further collisions (secondary collision mitiga
tion). There is also the option to integrate advanced passive safety
features such as the early pole crash detection or pre-crash func-
tions. These functions use the vehicle dynamic sensors or sur-
round sensors to provide optimum control of the restraint devices
and other actuators if the vehicle is about to crash. Reversible
and irreversible actuators are controlled by the AIDA algorithm
(adaptive integrator-based displacement algorithm).
Robert Bosch GmbH | PO 10 60 50 | 70049 Stuttgart | Germany | www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com

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