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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1996
Eudora F Adolph, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Paul A Witt, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Emmanuel Garcia, Bloomfield, MI (US);
John A Musiol, Southfield, MI (US);
Raymond J Vivacqua, Northville, MI (US);
James C Lotito, Warren, MI (US);
Robert Alden Lewis, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Siemens Automotive Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
AlliedSignal Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
An occupant sensing and crash behavior system for a motor vehicle determines the presence and location of an occupant to then control the deployment of supplemental restraint systems such as air bags or inflatable seat/shoulder belts. Crash anticipation and crash severity sensors provide additional inputs to the system to determine the behavior of the crash and the occupants therein. An infrared sensor emits a plurality of beams to determine the location and position of the occupant as does a proximity sensor located on the air bag door or the occupant seat. Occupant weight plus the presence and orientation of a child seat are considered. Seat belt control is provided to control the length of the seat belt during an impact or crash.