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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Yi Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Abstract
A system for providing wearable inflatable impact protection, the system having a wearable airbag garment, a first airbag chamber connected to the wearable airbag garment, an airbag igniter connected to the first airbag chamber, a controller connected to the airbag igniter, a sensor array connected to the controller, and a power source connected to the controller. The sensor array detects at least one of use, movement, location, and acceleration of the wearable airbag garment. The controller triggers the airbag igniter to inflate the first airbag chamber in a case where the controller determines at least one of a set of performance criteria has been exceeded.