Occupant Classification System for Smart Restraint Systems 1999-01-0761
The primary function of the Occupant Classification System is to provide reliable passenger seat occupancy information to the automobile’s central processing unit to control airbag deployment.
Our Occupant Classification (OC) sensor system is based on analysis of the seat occupancy pressure profile, which discerns human like from human unlike profiles. If the occupancy is identified as a person, an allocation into one of four morphologic ranges is made. Accordingly, children, light adults, heavy children, medium adults, heavy adults, etc. can be discerned (Figure 1).
Citation: Billen, K., Federspiel, L., Schockmel, P., Serban, B. et al., "Occupant Classification System for Smart Restraint Systems," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-0761, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-0761. Download Citation
Author(s):
K. Billen, L. Federspiel, P. Schockmel, B. Serban, W. Sherrill
Affiliated:
I.E.E. International Electronics & Engrg.
Pages: 7
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Airbag Technology 1999-SP-1411, Air Bag Development and Performance-PT-88, SAE 1999 Transactions - Journal of Passenger Cars-V108-6
Related Topics:
Restraint systems
Adults
Vehicle occupants
Production control
Airbag systems
Children
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