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Deployment zone definition and associated restraint control

  • US 10,726,310 B2
  • Filed: 03/31/2018
  • Issued: 07/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a first sensor configured to perform a vision detection of an interior of a vehicle to determine a location of one or more occupants;

    a second sensor configured to perform a physical detection of said interior of said vehicle to determine a cabin configuration of a plurality of objects within said vehicle; and

    a control unit (i) comprising an interface configured to receive said vision detection and said physical detection and (ii) configured to (a) perform sensor fusion based on said vision detection and said physical detection, (b) generate a mapping of said interior of said vehicle based on said sensor fusion, (c) compare said mapping with event information to determine whether the one or more occupants are in a forward facing position, (d) implement corrective measures when said one or more occupants are in said forward facing position and (e) modify said corrective measures in response to said comparison of said mapping and said event information indicating at least one of said occupants is rotated from said forward facing position, wherein said corrective measures are modified to tune deployment options of said corrective measures by disabling one or more of said corrective measures.

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