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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stephanie R Beck, Pinckney, MI (US);
Anthony N Gorney, Oxford, MI (US);
Omer Kiyani, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/203 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/01 (2013.01); B60R 21/203 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0062 (2013.01); B60R 2021/01231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for controlling airbag deployment in a vehicle. The method may include the steps of receiving an input that a driver of the vehicle is pregnant, and changing an airbag deployment setting to account for a space reduction between the driver and an interior panel portion of the vehicle. In one implementation, the interior panel portion of the vehicle is a steering wheel.