Control device for passenger protection unit of motor vehicle, has force sensor to record weight force acting on vehicle seat, where force sensor is designed as hall sensor and integrated in vehicle seat

摘要

The device has a force sensor to record weight force acting on a motor vehicle seat, where the force sensor is designed as a hall sensor and integrated in the vehicle seat, and includes a flexible plate. A control and evaluation circuit resolves a classification according to a weight distribution and position of objects or passengers on the seat, from a sensor signal of the sensor, and controls a passenger protective unit.