System for Obtaining Information about Vehicular Components
First Claim
1. A method for controlling deployment of a side airbag from an airbag module to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle in a crash, comprising:
- determining whether a small child is to be protected by deployment of the side airbag;
when it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag, determining whether the small child has his or her head against the airbag module; and
when it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag and has his or her head against the airbag module, suppressing deployment of the airbag.
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Abstract
Method and arrangement for controlling deployment of a side airbag from an airbag module to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle in a crash in which it is determined whether a small child is to be protected by deployment of the side airbag, and when it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag, it is determined the whether the small child has his or her head against the airbag module. When it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag and has his or her head against the airbag module, deployment of the airbag is suppressed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling deployment of a side airbag from an airbag module to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle in a crash, comprising:
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determining whether a small child is to be protected by deployment of the side airbag; when it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag, determining whether the small child has his or her head against the airbag module; and when it is determined that a small child is to be protected by the side airbag and has his or her head against the airbag module, suppressing deployment of the airbag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling deployment of a side airbag from an airbag module to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle in a crash, comprising:
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determining whether the occupant to be protected by deployment of the side airbag is a small child or other occupant; determining the position of the small child or occupant, the step of determining the position of the small child or occupant comprising, when the occupant is a small child, determining whether the small child has his or her head against the airbag module; and controlling deployment of the airbag based on the determination of whether the occupant is a small child or other occupant and the determination of the position of the small child or occupant, the step of controlling deployment of the airbag comprising suppressing deployment of the side airbag when the occupant is a small child and has his or her head against the airbag module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An arrangement for controlling deployment of a side airbag from an airbag module to protect an occupant in a seat of a vehicle in a crash, comprising:
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first determining means for determining that the occupant is a small child; second determining means for determining, when a small child is present in the seat, whether the small child has his or her head against the airbag module; and a control circuit coupled to said first and second determining means for controlling deployment of the side airbag, said control circuit being arranged to suppress deployment of the side airbag when the occupant is determined to be a small child by said first determining means and determined to have his or head against the airbag module by said second determining means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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