Device for the protection of a vehicle occupant
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Abstract
An apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant that triggers a restraint means as a function of the vehicle occupant'"'"'s motion in the context of an accident. The motion is predicted in that by using an occupant detection system and an impact sensor system, a height of the center of mass of the vehicle occupant and a force action on the vehicle occupant are determined, and the motion of the vehicle occupant is thereby predicted.
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12 Claims
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1-6. -6. (canceled)
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7. An apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant, comprising:
an arrangement configured to trigger restraint means as a function of a motion of the vehicle occupant, the arrangement configured to determine, using an occupant detection system and an impact sensor, a height of a center of mass of the vehicle occupant and a force action on the vehicle occupant, and thereby predicts the motion of the vehicle occupant. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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