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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2019
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Ningsheng Qiao, Troy, MI (US);
Matthew R. Kirsch, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Richard A. Weaver, Brighton, MI (US);
Vipul A. Modi, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Fred W. Huntzicker, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christian Iernea, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Daniel A. Ruen, Shelby Township, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
One general aspect includes a system to establish a deployment force for an airbag of a vehicle, the system includes: a memory configured to include one or more executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to carry out the following steps: monitoring a head position of a vehicle occupant; based on the monitored head position, calculating a distance of a body part of a vehicle operator relative to a portion of an interior cabin of the vehicle; and based on the distance of the body part, establishing the deployment force for the airbag.