PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A passenger protection system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first sensor that detects an impact, which is applied to the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle;
a second sensor that detects the impact, which is applied to the vehicle in the width direction of the vehicle;
a determination device that determines a collision of the vehicle by comparing a first detection signal from the first sensor with a first determination condition, which determines a collision of the vehicle, and by comparing a second detection signal from the second sensor with a second determination condition, which determines the collision of the vehicle; and
a boarding position detector that detects a boarding position of a passenger,wherein the determination device sets the first determination condition and the second determination condition according to the boarding position in such a manner that the first determination condition is different from the second determination condition.
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Abstract
A passenger protection system includes: first and second sensors that detect an impact applied to a vehicle in a width direction; a determination device that determines a collision by comparing a first detection signal from the first sensor with a first determination condition, and by comparing a second detection signal from the second sensor with a second determination condition; and a boarding position detector that detects a boarding position of a passenger. The determination device sets the first determination condition and the second determination condition according to the boarding position in such a manner that the first determination condition is different from the second determination condition.
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1. A passenger protection system for a vehicle comprising:
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a first sensor that detects an impact, which is applied to the vehicle in a width direction of the vehicle; a second sensor that detects the impact, which is applied to the vehicle in the width direction of the vehicle; a determination device that determines a collision of the vehicle by comparing a first detection signal from the first sensor with a first determination condition, which determines a collision of the vehicle, and by comparing a second detection signal from the second sensor with a second determination condition, which determines the collision of the vehicle; and a boarding position detector that detects a boarding position of a passenger, wherein the determination device sets the first determination condition and the second determination condition according to the boarding position in such a manner that the first determination condition is different from the second determination condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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