Navigation-based safety restraint system and method
AssigneeTakata Corporation
InventorYoshihiko Tanaka
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Abstract
A safety restraint system for use in a vehicle. The system includes a safety restraint component coupled to a navigational module. The navigational module is adapted to determine a location of the vehicle. The component is adapted to be actuated in response to the determination. The safety restraint component may be a safety belt pretensioner. The component may be adapted to be actuated when the navigational module determines the vehicle has entered or is approaching a zone meeting a predefined criteria.
Claims29
A safety restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a safety restraint component coupled to a navigational module, the navigational module being adapted to determine a location of the vehicle;
- wherein the component is adapted to be actuated in response to the location determination made by the module, and
- wherein the component is adapted to be actuated when the navigational module determines the vehicle has entered or is approaching a fixed geographic zone meeting a predefined criteria.
A safety restraint system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a safety restraint component coupled to a navigational module, the navigational module being adapted to determine a location of the vehicle;
- wherein the component is adapted to be actuated in response to the location determination made by the module,
- wherein the component is adapted to be actuated when the navigational module determines the vehicle has entered or is approaching a geographic zone meeting a predefined criteria, and
- wherein the zone is a reduced-speed zone.
A safety restraint method for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- determining a location of the vehicle;
- and
- actuating a safety restraint component in response to the location,
- wherein the actuating step is performed when the vehicle is determined to have entered or is approaching a fixed geographical zone meeting a predefined criteria.
A safety restraint method for use in a vehicle, comprising:
- determining a location of the vehicle;
- and
- actuating a safety restraint component in response to the location,
- wherein the actuating step is performed when the vehicle is determined to have entered or is approaching a zone meeting a predefined criteria, and
- wherein the zone is a reduced-speed zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.