Integrated vehicle occupant energy management system and method
CA 2243185 A1 · Owner: White, Craig W. · Inventors: Duda, Donald A.; White, Craig W.
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An integrated vehicle occupant energy management system (10) and method (100) performs front and side impact detection (102) determination of occupant , position and type (106) and control of seat belt tension (104 and 108) and deployment of one or more air bags (114) from a single unit (12) positioned at the vehicle's b-pillar. Real time and dynamic management of occupant energy is provided to optimize energy absorption through seat belt tensioning as a first response to a crash situation, and follow-up deployment of one or more air bags as needed.
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- Filed February 25, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 25, 2017.
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