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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Eung Seo Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae Young Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Yong Seok Kwon, Suwon-si, KR;
Sang Min Lee, Seoul, KR;
Suk Ki Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Dong Hyun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method for controlling operations of safety devices of a vehicle includes determining whether there is a possibility of a collision with a preceding vehicle on the basis of vehicle driving information, determining occupancy information of a passenger or a type of a passenger or determining whether a passenger has fastened a seat belt using vehicle sensor information, and determining whether to apply, and applying accordingly, full braking, a full braking profile, or an airbag deployment scheme according to the occupancy information of a passenger, the type of the passenger, or whether the passenger has fastened a seat belt when a possibility of a collision is determined, and fully retracting the passenger's seat belt before full braking is applied after partial braking is applied.