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METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TIME OF ACTIVATION OF A REVERSIBLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN A VEHICLE

  • US 20160129881A1
  • Filed: 10/28/2015
  • Published: 05/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling a time of activation of a restraint system in a vehicle, the vehicle including a seat belt associated with a seat and the restraint system, the restraint system being a reversible restraint system, the method comprising:

  • a) determining a current length of pulled out seat belt;

    b) detecting a collision or an imminent collision involving the vehicle;

    c) predicting a time when the collision or imminent collision will affect a user of the seat belt; and

    d) activating the reversible restraint system a selectable time period before the time when the collision or imminent collision is predicted to affect the user of the seat belt, wherein a length of the selectable time period is a function of the determined current length of pulled out seat belt.

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