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CTS Announces Auto Occupant Weight Sensor for Airbag Systems

6 September 1999

CTS Corporation Announces Automotive Occupant Weight Sensor for Airbag Control Systems

    ELKHART, Ind.--Sept. 3, 1999--CTS Corporation, a world leader in automotive position sensor technology, has introduced a reliable, cost-effective occupant weight sensor for use in intelligent airbag control systems. Multiple CTS occupant weight sensors, incorporated within the seat structure, produce linear signal outputs that represent both the passenger's weight and physical position on the seat. The sensors allow measurement over a wide range of weights and positions. Airbag controllers utilize the sensor outputs to establish a sequence of airbag activation events.
    The new occupant weight sensor was developed by CTS engineers utilizing the knowledge and experience gained from more than 30 years of research, design and production of high reliability thick film resistor products. Robust, stainless steel substrates are used in the manufacture of the sensors, making them ideal for automotive applications. Years of expertise by CTS in packaging automotive position sensors for harsh environments have been employed to ensure that the occupant weight sensor will remain stable over wide variations in temperature, moisture and vibration. An assembly-friendly, two-point mounting technique allows CTS occupant weight sensors to be easily incorporated into current, as well as future seat structures.
    The reliability, and installation costs, of CTS' sensor offers significant advantages over other products on the market today. Samples are available now, and can be obtained by contacting CTS Automotive Products at the address below.
    For a copy of the new CTS Occupant Weight Sensor preliminary Technical Data, contact CTS Automotive Products, 1142 West Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN 46514; (219) 295-3575; Fax: (219) 295-7810. Or, for information on CTS' line of suspension, throttle position, pedal position, electronic non-contacting and EGR sensors, visit the CTS Corporation website at www.ctscorp.com.
    For additional news on CTS Corporation, visit our website at www.ctscorp.com...Home Page...What's New.

    CTS Corporation designs, manufactures and sells a broad line of electronic components and custom electronic assemblies for OEM customers primarily in the communications equipment, automotive and computer equipment markets worldwide. CTS operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Scotland, Singapore, Taiwan and China. For additional information, visit our website at www.ctscorp.com.