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US 2021/0170971 A1Published application
Airbag control apparatus and airbag control method
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
InventorYong Hoon JUNG
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Abstract
An airbag control apparatus includes: an airbag, an airbag driver that deploys the airbag, and a processor that estimates a vehicle momentum and a crash progress degree based on a longitudinal acceleration and a vehicle speed upon a vehicle crash, determines deployment of the airbag based on the vehicle momentum and the crash progress degree and controls the airbag driver when the deployment of the airbag is determined.
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An airbag control apparatus comprising:
- an airbag;
- an airbag driver configured to deploy the airbag;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- estimate a vehicle momentum and a crash progress degree based on a longitudinal acceleration and a vehicle speed upon a vehicle crash;
- determine deployment of the airbag based on the vehicle momentum and the crash progress degree;
- and
- control the airbag driver when the deployment of the airbag is determined.
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An airbag control method, comprising:
- detecting, by a sensor, a longitudinal acceleration and a vehicle speed upon a vehicle crash;
- estimating, by a processor, a vehicle momentum and a crash progress degree based on the longitudinal acceleration and the vehicle speed;
- determining, by the processor, deployment of an airbag based on the vehicle momentum and the crash progress degree;
- and
- deploying, by an airbag driver, the airbag when the deployment of the airbag is determined.
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