Airbag deployment-control process and apparatus therefor

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2007-01-23

2007-01-23

Dickson, Paul N. (Department: 3616)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

C180S273000, C701S045000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10884065

ABSTRACT:
A process (100) and apparatus (20) for control of a deployment of an airbag (28) for a seat (30) in a motor vehicle (22). Upon issuance of a deployment request (RD) by a vehicular computer (24) intended for a deployment activator (26), a processor (36) intercepts the deployment request (RD). The processor (36) then receives a load mass (M), a load temperature (T), and a load height (H) from a mass sensor (38), a thermal-imaging sensor (52), and a proximity sensor (54), respectively. The processor (36) adjudicates the load mass (M), load temperature (T), and load height (H), to determine a deployment status (SD). A deployment status (SD) of pass (SP) is adjudicated when the load mass (M) is greater than or equal to a reference mass (MR), the load temperature (T) is greater than or equal to a reference temperature (TR), and the load height (H) is greater than or equal to a reference height (HR). A deployment status (SD) of inhibit (SI) is adjudicated otherwise. The processor (36) then passes or inhibits the passage of the deployment request (RD) accordingly.

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