Apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant
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1. An apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant, comprising:
- an arrangement configured to trigger restraint means as a function of a motion of the vehicle occupant, the arrangement configured to determine, using an occupant detection system and an impact sensor, a height of a center of mass of the vehicle occupant and a force action on the vehicle occupant, and thereby predicts the motion of the vehicle occupant;
wherein the occupant detection system is configured to determine a seat position of the vehicle occupant, the arrangement taking the seat position into account in the prediction of the motion;
and wherein the arrangement is configured to determine an upper-body size using the height of the center of mass and the seat position, and takes the upper-body size into account in the prediction of the motion.
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An apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant that triggers a restraint means as a function of the vehicle occupant'"'"'s motion in the context of an accident. The motion is predicted in that by using an occupant detection system and an impact sensor system, a height of the center of mass of the vehicle occupant and a force action on the vehicle occupant are determined, and the motion of the vehicle occupant is thereby predicted.
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1. An apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant, comprising:
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an arrangement configured to trigger restraint means as a function of a motion of the vehicle occupant, the arrangement configured to determine, using an occupant detection system and an impact sensor, a height of a center of mass of the vehicle occupant and a force action on the vehicle occupant, and thereby predicts the motion of the vehicle occupant; wherein the occupant detection system is configured to determine a seat position of the vehicle occupant, the arrangement taking the seat position into account in the prediction of the motion; and wherein the arrangement is configured to determine an upper-body size using the height of the center of mass and the seat position, and takes the upper-body size into account in the prediction of the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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