Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Murali Maddali

Linh Ngoc Doan

Bhavani Thota

Eric Axel Smitterberg

Chuck R Reese

Angela Zaetta

Israel Corrilo Garcia

A vehicle system is disclosed herein. The vehicle includes a vehicle structure. A vehicle component is coupled to the vehicle structure via electromagnetic attraction. The controller is configured to generate a command to vary the amount of electromagnetic attraction between the vehicle structure and the vehicle component in response to a received vehicle threat signal.

Electromagnetic joint for a vehicle

An airbag assembly includes a housing having a base, a first wall, a second wall, and a pair of end walls defining a cavity. The first wall and the second wall are spaced from each other, each of the first wall and the second wall extending from the base to a distal edge. The pair of end walls are spaced from each other and extending from the first wall to the second wall. The distal edge of the first wall extends from the end walls toward the second wall. The airbag assembly includes an airbag disposed in the cavity.

Airbag housing

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Murali Maddali