Occupant presence and position sensing system

An occupant sensing apparatus for controlling operating characteristics of a vehicle's safety restraint system is provided. The apparatus has a first proximity sensor emitting a field in a first direction and generating a first output signal indicative of the object and a second proximity senso...

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Main Authors LOTITO; JAMES C, EUSEBI; CHRISTOPHER A, OWEN; MATTHEW W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.06.2000
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
ELECTRICITY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PULSE TECHNIQUE
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Summary:An occupant sensing apparatus for controlling operating characteristics of a vehicle's safety restraint system is provided. The apparatus has a first proximity sensor emitting a field in a first direction and generating a first output signal indicative of the object and a second proximity sensor emitting a second field in a second direction that is substantially towards the field in the first direction and generating a second output signal indicative of the object. A controller receives the first and second output signals and generates a control signal that is used to control the operating characteristics of the vehicle's safety restraint system.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19980045405