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Head position sensor

  • US 20050077469A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2003
  • Published: 04/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A head position sensor for use in a vehicle in conjunction with controls for deployment of safety restrain airbags, comprising:

  • an array of thermal intra red detectors, a lens system for imaging a seat occupant and a location of at least one airbag, and a processor for determining the existence of an occupant in a seat and the position of the occupants head relative to at least one airbag from a thermal image of the array.

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