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Apparatus for protecting a vehicle occupant

  • US 7,469,924 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2003
  • Issued: 12/30/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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