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US 9,802,568 B1Granted
Interlocking vehicle airbags
AssigneeWaymo LLC
InventorDaniel Lynn Larner
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InventorDaniel Lynn Larner
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Aspects of the disclosure relate to airbag systems for vehicles having interlocking airbags. An example airbag system may include a first airbag having a first shape and a second airbag having a second shape. The first shape and the second shape are configured to interlock with one another in order to reduce the likelihood of an object passing between the first airbag and the second airbag when the first and second airbags are inflated. In addition, the first airbag and second airbag are arranged to deploy on an exterior of the vehicle. An airbag system can also include one or more processors configured to determine that an impact with an object is likely to occur within a predetermined period of time. These processors can also use the determination to send a first signal to deploy the first airbag and a second signal to deploy the second airbag.
An airbag system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
A method for deploying an airbag system for a vehicle, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium on which instructions are stored, the instructions when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.