Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1996-10-21
1998-07-28
Rice, Kenneth R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
180273, B60R 2132
Patent
active
057853479
ABSTRACT:
An occupant sensing and crash behavior system for a motor vehicle determines the presence and location of an occupant to then control the deployment of supplemental restraint systems such as air bags or inflatable seat/shoulder belts. Crash anticipation and crash severity sensors provide additional inputs to the system to determine the behavior of the crash and the occupants therein. An infrared sensor emits a plurality of beams to determine the location and position of the occupant as does a proximity sensor located on the air bag door or the occupant seat. Occupant weight plus the presence and orientation of a child seat are considered. Seat belt control is provided to control the length of the seat belt during an impact or crash.
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Adolph Eudora F.
Garcia Emmanuel
Lewis Robert Alden
Lotito James C.
Musiol John A.
Allied-Signal Inc.
Rice Kenneth R.
Siemens Automotive Corporation
Wells Russel C.
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