Adjusting seatbelt tension based on a physical impairment
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNicole C. Girard, Benjamin Piya Austin, Jennifer J. Angel, Debby C. Byrne
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein relate to seatbelt systems for vehicles. In one implementation, a system includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory stores a module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect, based on data regarding an occupant of a vehicle, a physical impairment of a body portion of the occupant. The instructions further cause the processor to adjust, based on the physical impairment, an amount of tension applied to a portion of the seatbelt contacting the body portion.
Claims13
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory in communication with the processor and storing a module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- detect, based, at least in part, on data regarding an occupant of a vehicle, a physical impairment of the occupant, including a location of the physical impairment;
- identify a first portion of a seatbelt contacting the occupant at the location;
- decrease, based on the physical impairment, an amount of tension applied to the first portion;
- and
- increase, based on the physical impairment, tension applied to a second portion of the seatbelt contacting the occupant in an area not associated with the physical impairment.
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