Method of determining the load on a vehicle occupant
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1. A method for determining the load acting on the body of a belted-in vehicle occupant restrained by a seat belt comprising the steps of:
- providing electrical signals from occupant restraint device sensors; and
evaluating said electrical signals with an evaluating device, wherein the movement of a seat belt webbing influenced by the body of the belted-in vehicle occupant is scanned and a corresponding signal is fed to the evaluating device.
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Abstract
The load acting on the body of a belted-in vehicle occupant restrained by a seat belt is determined by providing electrical signals from occupant restraint device sensors. The electrical signals are then evaluated with an evaluating device, wherein the movement of a seat belt webbing influenced by the body of the belted-in vehicle occupant is scanned and a corresponding signal is fed to the evaluating device.
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1. A method for determining the load acting on the body of a belted-in vehicle occupant restrained by a seat belt comprising the steps of:
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providing electrical signals from occupant restraint device sensors; and
evaluating said electrical signals with an evaluating device, wherein the movement of a seat belt webbing influenced by the body of the belted-in vehicle occupant is scanned and a corresponding signal is fed to the evaluating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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