Apparatus and method for controlling airbag
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1. An apparatus for controlling airbags, comprising:
- an imaging device including one or more cameras and one or more lights;
an image processor configured to perform an image processing for an image obtained by the imaging device;
a collision sensor configured to sense a collision of a vehicle;
an airbag driver configured to operate the airbags; and
a controller configured to extract face information of a passenger from the image of which the image processing is performed by the image processor, determine airbag control information based on the extracted face information, and operate the airbag driver based on the determined airbag control information when the collision of the vehicle is predicted,wherein the airbag driver selectively unfolds the airbags under the control of the controller, andwherein the face information includes whether the passenger wears the glasses, andwherein the airbag control information includes an unfolding angle, an unfolding pressure, and an unfolding speed of the airbags.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for controlling an airbag are provided. The apparatus includes an imaging device that includes cameras and lights and an image processor that performs an image processing for an image obtained by the imaging device. A collision sensor senses a collision of a vehicle and an airbag driver operates the airbag. A controller extracts face information of a passenger from the image of which the image processing is performed by the image processor, determines airbag control information based on the extracted face information, and then operates the airbag driver based on the determined airbag control information when the collision of the vehicle is predicted.
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1. An apparatus for controlling airbags, comprising:
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an imaging device including one or more cameras and one or more lights; an image processor configured to perform an image processing for an image obtained by the imaging device; a collision sensor configured to sense a collision of a vehicle; an airbag driver configured to operate the airbags; and a controller configured to extract face information of a passenger from the image of which the image processing is performed by the image processor, determine airbag control information based on the extracted face information, and operate the airbag driver based on the determined airbag control information when the collision of the vehicle is predicted, wherein the airbag driver selectively unfolds the airbags under the control of the controller, and wherein the face information includes whether the passenger wears the glasses, and wherein the airbag control information includes an unfolding angle, an unfolding pressure, and an unfolding speed of the airbags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for controlling airbags, comprising:
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obtaining, by an imaging device, an image; extracting, by a controller, face information of a passenger from the obtained image; determining, by the controller, airbag control information based on the face information; sensing, by the collision sensor, a collision of a vehicle after the determining of the airbag control information; and unfolding, by the controller, the airbags based on the airbag control information when the collision of the vehicle is sensed, wherein the controller selectively unfolds the airbags, wherein the face information includes whether the passenger wears glasses, and wherein the airbag control information includes an unfolding angle, an unfolding pressure, and an unfolding speed of the airbags. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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