Airbag deployment controller

Details Airbag deployment controller Airbag deployment controller

1997-04-02

1999-02-02

Rice, Kenneth R.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Attachment

2807302, B60R 2126

Patent

active

058654631

ABSTRACT:
An airbag deployment controller has a plurality of sensors interposed between a rigid member and a seat pan member such that the weight supported by a portion of the seat cushion which the rigid member underlies is transferred from the rigid member to the seat pan via said sensors. The sensors sense the magnitude of the force transferred therethrough. A device processes signals from the sensors to determine the weight that the portion of the seat cushion which the rigid member underlies is bearing. The signal processing device controls the activation and operation of an airbag as a function of the presence and weight of a seat occupant. Optionally, the tension on a seat belt may also be sensed and processed as a parameter for controlling the deployment of an airbag.

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