Seat assembly including airbags integrated into a tulip armchair

An airbag system for a vehicle, comprising:

• a tulip armchair including:
• a seat frame, wherein the seat frame includes a seatback frame, a base frame coupled to the seatback frame, a first armrest frame coupled to the seatback frame, and a second armrest frame coupled to the seatback frame;
• a first seat cushion coupled to the seat frame, wherein the first seat cushion covers the seat frame, and the first seat cushion is spaced apart from the seat frame to define a cavity therebetween, the first seat cushion covers the seatback frame, the first armrest frame, and the second armrest frame, and the first seat cushion includes a first seatback cushion covering the seatback frame, a first armrest cushion covering the first armrest frame, and a second armrest cushion covering the second armrest frame;
• and
• a first airbag coupled between the seat frame and the first seat cushion;
• wherein the first airbag has a stowed position and a deployed position;
• wherein, in the stowed position, the first airbag is disposed in the cavity between the seat frame and the first seat cushion;
• wherein, in the deployed position, the first airbag is partly disposed outside the cavity between the seat frame and the first seat cushion to manage energy upon receipt of an external force;
• wherein the first airbag is disposed between the seatback frame and the first seatback cushion, between the first armrest frame and the first armrest cushion, and between the second armrest frame and the second armrest cushion;
• wherein the tulip armchair includes a second seat cushion covering the base frame;
• wherein the airbag system includes a second airbag disposed between the base frame and the second seat cushion;
• a sensor configured to detect the external force applied to the vehicle;
• a controller in communication with the sensor and the first airbag;
• wherein the controller is programmed to:
• determine that the external force has been applied to the vehicle based on a signal received from the sensor;
• and
• command the first airbag to deploy to the deployed position in response to determining that the external force has been applied to the vehicle.