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External air bag occupant protection system

  • US 6,883,631 B2
  • Filed: 12/06/2002
  • Issued: 04/26/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of protecting an occupant of a vehicle from a collision between the vehicle and an object external to the vehicle, comprising:

  • a. predicting if the vehicle is likely to crash with the object at an impact location;

    b. determining a prediction of said impact location on the vehicle;

    c. determining a size of the object; and

    d. controlling an inflation of a plurality of inflatable confinements external of the vehicle responsive both to said impact location and to said size of the object.

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