AIRBAG CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An airbag control apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
- an occupant determination device configured to detect an occupant sitting on a seat in the vehicle;
a deployment determination device configured to determine deployment/non-deployment of an airbag based on a detection result of the occupant determination device, the deployment determination device being configured to output a result of determination including one of deployment information and non-deployment information;
a storage device configured to store deployment/non-deployment information made by the deployment determination device, the deployment/non-deployment information including one of the deployment information and the non-deployment information;
an airbag controller configured to control deployment of the airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information; and
a voltage variation detector configured to detect a variation in a voltage of an in-vehicle battery and configured to output voltage variation information to the airbag controller, the in-vehicle battery being configured to supply power to the deployment determination device, whereinif the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by the voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller controls the airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information stored in the storage device immediately before the airbag controller receives the voltage variation information indicating that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies, andif the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller maintains one of a deployment control and a non-deployment control of the airbag until the deployment/non-deployment information is re-input from the deployment determination device to the airbag controller.
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Abstract
An airbag control apparatus of a vehicle includes an occupant determination device, a deployment determination device, a storage device, an airbag controller, and a voltage variation detector. The airbag controller is configured to control deployment of an airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information. The voltage variation detector is configured to detect a variation in a voltage of an in-vehicle battery and configured to output voltage variation information to the airbag controller. If the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by the voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller controls the airbag based on deployment/non-deployment information stored in the storage device immediately before the airbag controller receives the voltage variation information indicating that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies.
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7 Claims
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1. An airbag control apparatus of a vehicle, comprising:
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an occupant determination device configured to detect an occupant sitting on a seat in the vehicle; a deployment determination device configured to determine deployment/non-deployment of an airbag based on a detection result of the occupant determination device, the deployment determination device being configured to output a result of determination including one of deployment information and non-deployment information; a storage device configured to store deployment/non-deployment information made by the deployment determination device, the deployment/non-deployment information including one of the deployment information and the non-deployment information; an airbag controller configured to control deployment of the airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information; and a voltage variation detector configured to detect a variation in a voltage of an in-vehicle battery and configured to output voltage variation information to the airbag controller, the in-vehicle battery being configured to supply power to the deployment determination device, wherein if the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by the voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller controls the airbag based on the deployment/non-deployment information stored in the storage device immediately before the airbag controller receives the voltage variation information indicating that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies, and if the voltage variation information indicates that the voltage detected by voltage variation detector varies, the airbag controller maintains one of a deployment control and a non-deployment control of the airbag until the deployment/non-deployment information is re-input from the deployment determination device to the airbag controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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