Airbag extension system
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorCourtney McCool
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to reducing the likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision. In one example, a computing device may determine that an impact between a vehicle and an object external to the vehicle is imminent. The computing device may determine a protection range for a vehicle's airbag based on characteristics of the passenger, including the passenger's seating location within the vehicle. An airbag extension system may position an airbag package, including the vehicle's airbag, such that the vehicle's airbag is within the protection range of the passenger's seating location.
Claims14
A system for reducing a likelihood of injury to a passenger in a collision, the system comprising:
- an airbag package including one or more airbags and one or more inflators;
- and
- a positioning unit including one or more hinges, the one or more hinges configured to rotate the airbag package into a protection range,
- wherein the airbag package is attached to the positioning unit, and
- wherein the positioning unit is configured to extend to position the airbag package using the one or more hinges such that the one or more airbags are within the protection range of the passenger upon the one or more airbags being deployed by the one or more inflators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.