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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING VEHICLE OCCUPANT

  • US 20080312795A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2008
  • Published: 12/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for classifying a vehicle occupant comprising:

  • a base installed in each of leg frames of a seat of a vehicle;

    a cover installed above the base to be spaced apart from the base with a predetermined distance;

    a first weight sensor and a second weight sensor installed between the base and the cover to support the cover, and configured to measure a load transmitted to the cover by a weight of a vehicle occupant sitting in the seat; and

    a control unit configured to receive load values measured by the first and second weight sensors, and determine whether the vehicle occupant sitting in the seat is an adult or a child based on the received load values.

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