CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING INFANT AND CHILD OCCUPANTS IN VEHICLE
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1. A control system for protecting child occupants of a vehicle, comprising:
- a detecting unit detecting occupant data comprising weights of occupants and deployed lengths of seat belts;
a monitoring unit determining whether the occupants are children, whether the occupants have fastened seat belts, and occupant positions based on the detected occupant data to generate occupant status data according to the determined results; and
a control unit controlling a vehicle peripheral device according to the occupant status data when the occupant status data is received.
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Abstract
Provided are a control system and method for protecting a child occupant of a vehicle. The control system includes a detecting unit, a monitoring unit, and a control unit. The detecting unit detects occupant data including weights of occupants and deployed lengths of seat belts. The monitoring unit determines whether the occupant is a child, whether the occupant has a seat belt on, and an occupant position based on the detected occupant data to generate occupant status data according to the determined results. The control unit controls a vehicle peripheral device according to the occupant status data when the occupant status data is received.
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1. A control system for protecting child occupants of a vehicle, comprising:
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a detecting unit detecting occupant data comprising weights of occupants and deployed lengths of seat belts; a monitoring unit determining whether the occupants are children, whether the occupants have fastened seat belts, and occupant positions based on the detected occupant data to generate occupant status data according to the determined results; and a control unit controlling a vehicle peripheral device according to the occupant status data when the occupant status data is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control method for protecting child occupants of a vehicle, the control method comprising:
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obtaining occupant data comprising weights of occupants and deployed lengths of seat belts; determining whether the occupants are children, whether the occupants have fastened seat belts, and occupant positions based on the obtained occupant data, and generating occupant status data according to the determined results; and controlling a vehicle peripheral device according to the generated occupant status data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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