Restraint system
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1. A restraint system comprising:
- an instrument panel having an exterior panel directed downward;
an airbag having an uninflated position behind the exterior panel and having a left chamber and a right chamber;
a left inflator coupled to the left chamber;
a right inflator coupled to the right chamber; and
a controller programmed to selectively activate each inflator to one of a high output and a low output based on an impact angle, and to activate the left inflator to the high output in response to a left oblique impact and to activate the right inflator to the high output in response to a right oblique impact.
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Abstract
A restraint system includes an instrument panel having an exterior panel directed downward, an airbag having an uninflated position behind the exterior panel and having a left chamber and a right chamber, a left inflator coupled to the left chamber, a right inflator coupled to the right chamber, and a controller programmed to selectively activate each inflator to one of a high output and a low output based on an impact angle.
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1. A restraint system comprising:
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an instrument panel having an exterior panel directed downward; an airbag having an uninflated position behind the exterior panel and having a left chamber and a right chamber; a left inflator coupled to the left chamber; a right inflator coupled to the right chamber; and a controller programmed to selectively activate each inflator to one of a high output and a low output based on an impact angle, and to activate the left inflator to the high output in response to a left oblique impact and to activate the right inflator to the high output in response to a right oblique impact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A restraint system comprising:
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an instrument panel having an exterior panel directed downward; an airbag having an uninflated position behind the exterior panel and having a left chamber and a right chamber; a left inflator coupled to the left chamber; a right inflator coupled to the right chamber; and a controller programmed to selectively activate each inflator to one of a high output and a low output based on an impact angle, to receive a signal indicating lateral acceleration of a vehicle including the restraint system, and to activate both inflators at a low output in response to determining that an absolute value of the lateral acceleration is below an acceleration threshold. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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