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Carl A Munch

from Troy, MI
Age ~63
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Also known as:
Carl Andrew Munch
Phone and address:
1691 Eastport Dr, Troy, MI 48083
(248) 740-3545
Related to:
Denise M Sealy, 60Scott K Ouellette, 66Alexander J Munch, 27Donna M Thyen, 58Laura L Schroeder, 56Alex Munch, 39Leo H Thyen, 91Nancy J Thyen
Connected to:
Axel Munch, 67Brian M Munch, 41Bruce R Munch, 105Charles R Munch, 68Christopher W Munch, 55Craig R Munch, 69Douglas Munch, 66Dustin D Munch, 36Frank G Munch, 94James P Munch, 80

Carl Munch Phones & Addresses

  • 1691 Eastport Dr, Troy, MI 48083 (248) 740-3545
  • 6917 Donaldson Dr, Troy, MI 48085 (248) 740-9619
  • Southfield, MI
  • 1691 Eastport Dr, Troy, MI 48083

Work

Company: Trw Sep 1990 Position: Senior technical specialist

Education

School / High School: West High School

Skills

Manufacturing • Automotive • Product Development • Sensors • Automotive Engineering • Fmea • Engineering Management • Electronics • Root Cause Analysis • Embedded Systems • Automotive Electronics • Engineering • Six Sigma • Dfmea • Program Management • Ppap • Design of Experiments • Testing • Apqp • Vehicles • Simulations • Cross Functional Team Leadership • Product Management • Powertrain • Problem Solving • Electrical Engineering • Matlab • Microcontrollers • Product Design • Systems Engineering • Vehicle Dynamics • Spc • Simulink • Simulation • C++

Industries

Automotive

Resumes

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Senior Principal Engineer

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Location:
Troy, MI
Industry:
Automotive
Work:
Trw
Senior Technical Specialist
Nartron Corporation Jun 1987 - Sep 1990
Senior Engineer
Veoneer Jun 1987 - Sep 1990
Senior Principal Engineer
Education:
West High School
Montgomery County High School, Mt. Sterling, Ky
Lawrence Technological University
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering University of Michigan - Dearborn
Masters, Master of Science In Electrical Engineering
Skills:
Manufacturing
Automotive
Product Development
Sensors
Automotive Engineering
Fmea
Engineering Management
Electronics
Root Cause Analysis
Embedded Systems
Automotive Electronics
Engineering
Six Sigma
Dfmea
Program Management
Ppap
Design of Experiments
Testing
Apqp
Vehicles
Simulations
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Product Management
Powertrain
Problem Solving
Electrical Engineering
Matlab
Microcontrollers
Product Design
Systems Engineering
Vehicle Dynamics
Spc
Simulink
Simulation
C++

Business Records

Name / Title
Company / Classification
Phones & Addresses
Mr. Carl Munch
President
Munch Roy & Sons Construction Inc Showroom
R Munch & Sons Construction Inc
Home Builders
121 Hespeler Rd, Cambridge, ON N1R 3G9
(519) 623-0591, (519) 623-2023
Carl Munch
President
Munch Roy & Sons Construction Inc Showroom
Home Builders
(519) 623-0591, (519) 623-2023

Publications

Us Patents

Method And Apparatus For Controlling An Actuatable Occupant Protection Device

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US Patent:
6341252, Jan 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec 21, 1999
Appl. No.:
09/468807
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI
Steven M. Cash - Cedar Falls IA
Timothy DeZorzi - South Lyon MI
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI
Paul Leo Sumner - Farmington Hills MI
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
B06R 2132
US Classification:
701 45, 701 1, 280735, 280734, 180268, 180273
Abstract:
An apparatus ( ) for controlling actuation of at least one actuatable protection device ( ) includes a controller ( ) having a first sensor input effective to receive a first sensor signal ( ) having a value indicative of a first condition of an occupant of the vehicle seat ( ). The apparatus ( ) also includes a second sensor input effective to receive a second sensor signal ( ) having a value indicative of a second condition of the occupant of the vehicle seat ( ). The controller ( ) is operative to determine a default value for the value of the first sensor signal ( ) upon determining that the value of the first sensor signal is either outside an expected range of values or is absent. The controller ( ) is operative to provide a control signal ( ) to control actuation of at least one actuatable protection device ( ). The control signal ( ) has a value that varies as a function of the value of the second sensor signal and at least one of the received first sensor signal and the determined default value of the first sensor signal.

System And Method For Sensing An Operating Parameter Of A Vehicle Tire

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US Patent:
6384720, May 7, 2002
Filed:
Mar 8, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/802811
Inventors:
David Leonard Juzswik - Commerce MI
Carl Andrew Munch - Troy MI
John Frederick Schimm - West Hollywood CA
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
B60C 2300
US Classification:
340442, 340447, 731465, 731468
Abstract:
A system ( ) for monitoring an operating parameter of a tire ( ) on a vehicle ( ) includes an identification ( ) connected to a vehicle rim ( ) that conveys a rim identification code. A tire-based unit ( ) senses an operating parameter of the tire ( ) and provides a radio frequency signal ( ) indicative of a sensed operating parameter of the tire and an identification code of the tire-based unit. A rim identification sensor ( ) detects the identification ( ) and provides a rim identification signal ( ) indicative of the rim identification code and the position of the rim ( ) on the vehicle ( ). The system also includes electronics ( ) for receiving the radio frequency signal ( ) and the rim identification signal ( ). The electronics ( ) correlate the radio frequency signal ( ) with the rim identification signal ( ) to associate the radio frequency signal with the position on the vehicle ( ) where the tire ( ) is mounted.

Apparatus And Method For Positioning A Reflective Surface On A Vehicle

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US Patent:
6501371, Dec 31, 2002
Filed:
May 22, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/862373
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
B60Q 100
US Classification:
340436, 340435, 340903
Abstract:
A reflective surface positioning apparatus ( ) includes first locating device ( ), second locating device ( ), first utilizing device ( ), and second utilizing device ( ). The first locating device ( ) locates part ( ) of an occupant ( ) of a vehicle ( ) and produces a first location signal ( ) indicative of the location of the part ( ) of the vehicle occupant ( ). The second locating device ( ) locates an object ( ) external to the vehicle ( ) and produces a second location signal ( ) indicative of the location of the external object ( ). The first utilizing device ( ) utilizes the first location signal ( ) to cause positioning of a first reflective surface ( ) to a first default position. The second utilizing device ( ) utilizes the second location signal ( ) to reposition the first reflective surface ( ) to a first temporary position for providing a view of the external object ( ) to the part ( ) of the vehicle occupant ( ) for a predetermined time interval. Then, the second utilizing device ( ) returns the first reflective surface ( ) to the first default position.

Apparatus And Method For Tracking An Abnormal Tire Condition

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US Patent:
6580364, Jun 17, 2003
Filed:
Jul 6, 2000
Appl. No.:
09/611715
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI
Daniel J. Wyman - Canton MI
Timothy DeZorzi - South Lyon MI
Mark R. Desmarais - East Sandwich MA
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
B60C 2300
US Classification:
340447, 340442, 340438, 731465, 116 34 R
Abstract:
An apparatus ( ) for tracking an abnormal condition of a vehicle tire ( ) includes a receiver ( ) that receives a data message having data indicative of a condition of the vehicle tire ( ). A controller ( ) is connected to the receiver ( ) and is responsive to the data message received by the receiver ( ). The controller ( ) includes a counter that has a value indicative of a duration of an abnormal tire condition. The controller ( ) adjusts the counter value as a function of the content of the received data message.

Apparatus And Method For Responding To The Health And Fitness Of A Driver Of A Vehicle

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US Patent:
6734799, May 11, 2004
Filed:
Mar 1, 2001
Appl. No.:
09/796957
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
G08B 2300
US Classification:
340576, 340575, 340449, 340459, 340471, 340439, 340539, 340531, 34087005, 340435
Abstract:
An apparatus ( ) helps protect an occupant ( ) of a vehicle ( ). The apparatus ( ) includes first means ( ) for non-intrusively sensing at least one health condition of the vehicle occupant ( ) and for producing a first output signal ( ) indicative of the health condition of the vehicle occupant ( ). The apparatus ( ) further includes 2ND means ( ) for transmitting a health condition signal derived from the first output signal ( ) to a person at a location remote from the vehicle ( ) to convey health condition information to the person and to enable the person to determine a suitable type of response.

Method And Apparatus For Sensing Tire Pressure

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US Patent:
6914523, Jul 5, 2005
Filed:
Apr 30, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/135213
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI, US
Timothy DeZorzi - South Lyon MI, US
Assignee:
TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH
International Classification:
B60C023/00
US Classification:
340447, 340442, 340444, 340448, 340438, 73146, 731465
Abstract:
An apparatus for sensing pressure in vehicle tires includes an interrogator () for providing a tire pressure interrogation signal, and a tire pressure monitor () for sensing pressure within a first tire () of the vehicle () and providing an actual tire pressure signal. A first wheel speed sensor () associated with the first tire () provides a reference wheel speed signal upon movement of the vehicle (). A second wheel speed sensor () associated with a second tire () of the vehicle () provides a wheel speed signal upon movement of the vehicle. A controller () activates the interrogator (), monitors the actual tire pressure signal, and correlates the reference wheel speed signal with the wheel speed signal from the second wheel speed sensor () for determining a tire pressure value of the second tire ().

Sensor Assembly Including A Sensing Channel Having A Void And An Associated Method

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US Patent:
7445073, Nov 4, 2008
Filed:
Feb 11, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/056583
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI, US
Michael C. McCarthy - Birmingham MI, US
Assignee:
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC - Livonia MI
International Classification:
B60K 28/14
US Classification:
180274, 340436, 25022714, 280735
Abstract:
A sensor assembly () for sensing an impact to a vehicle () includes a light source () for emitting light and a sensing channel () for receiving the emitted light. The sensing channel () is configured to deform in response to an impact to the vehicle () and includes at least one void () with dimensions that vary in response to deformation of the sensing channel (). A detector () senses an intensity of the light propagating through the sensing channel () and provides a signal indicative of the sensed intensity. The sensed intensity varies as a function of the dimensions of the at least one void (). The sensor assembly () also includes a controller () for analyzing the signal from the detector () to determine whether the sensing channel () has been deformed and thereby, whether an impact to the vehicle () has occurred.

Vehicle Occupant Protection System With Disable Mode

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US Patent:
7503580, Mar 17, 2009
Filed:
Oct 29, 2004
Appl. No.:
10/977193
Inventors:
Carl A. Munch - Troy MI, US
Raad Konja - Farmington Hills MI, US
Assignee:
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC - Livonia MI
International Classification:
B60R 21/16
US Classification:
280735
Abstract:
A system () for helping to protect an occupant of a vehicle () includes a vehicle occupant protection device (). An event sensor () is operative to sense a vehicle event condition such as a vehicle crash or rollover and provides a vehicle event condition signal () indicative of the sensed vehicle condition. A vehicle operating condition sensor () senses vehicle operation conditions such as ignition starts, vehicle speed, etc. A controller () is operative to determine the occurrence of a vehicle event in response to the vehicle condition signal (). The controller () is operative to provide an actuation signal () for actuating the vehicle occupant protection device () in response to determining the occurrence of the vehicle event. A software key () is provided having a disable mode () in which the controller () is inhibited from providing the actuation signal (). The software key is responsive to the signals from the vehicle operating sensors ().
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