System and method for steering wheel adjustment
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Abstract
A system and method for adjustment of a steering wheel position and/or airbag pressurization is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a steering wheel positioning method includes sensing occupant characteristics of an occupant in a seat facing a steering wheel. An inflator control for an airbag in the steering wheel is adjusted based on the occupant characteristics, and the steering wheel is positioned based on the occupant characteristics and the inflator control. In another embodiment, a safety restraint control method includes sensing occupant characteristics of an occupant in a seat facing a steering wheel, and determining a position of the steering wheel. An inflator control for an airbag in the steering wheel is adjusted based on the occupant characteristics and the position of the steering wheel.
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56 Claims
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1. -14. (canceled)
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15. A steering wheel positioning system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an occupant characteristics sensing module adapted to determine characteristics of an occupant in a seat facing a steering wheel;
an inflator control module adapted to adjust inflator gas flow rate to an airbag in the steering wheel based on said occupant characteristics; and
a steering wheel control module adapted to position said steering wheel based on said occupant characteristics and said inflator gas flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. -42. (canceled)
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43. A safety restraint control system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an occupant characteristics sensing module adapted to determine characteristics of an occupant in a seat facing a steering wheel;
a steering wheel position module adapted to determine a position of the steering wheel; and
an inflator control module adapted to adjust inflator gas flow rate to an airbag in the steering wheel based on said occupant characteristics and said position of the steering wheel. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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