Airbag system, object protection method, and program
US11987201B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An airbag system includes: a first left chamber that is expandable so as to cover an outer surface of a front left pillar which is located on a left side with respect to a vehicle width direction of a vehicle; a second left chamber that is expandable on the first left chamber; a first right chamber that is expandable so as to cover an outer surface of a front right pillar which is located on a right side with respect to the vehicle width direction of the vehicle; a second right chamber that is expandable on the first right chamber; a recognition portion that recognizes a risk object which is present in a vicinity of the vehicle; a prediction portion that predicts a collision between the risk object and the vehicle; and an expansion control portion that performs an expansion control of the first left chamber, the second left chamber, the first right chamber, and the second right chamber based on a prediction of the prediction portion.
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