APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRBAG MODULE

摘要

An apparatus for controlling an airbag module in a vehicle cabin is provided that includes a control apparatus for triggering the airbag module, a plenoptic camera configured as a camera module that generates image data having depth information within a prespecifiable region in the vehicle cabin with the prespecifiable region comprising at least a first and a second partial region of a trigger region of the airbag module, and an evaluation device which determines on the basis of the image data whether an object, in particular a vehicle occupant, is located in the first or the second partial region and the control apparatus controls the airbag module in dependence on the position of the object.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling an airbag module in a vehicle cabin, the apparatus comprising:
a control apparatus for triggering the airbag module; a plenoptic camera configured as a camera module, which generates image data having depth information within a prespecifiable region in the vehicle cabin with the prespecifiable region comprising at least a first and a second partial region of a trigger region of the airbag module; and an evaluation device that determines based on the image data whether an object or a vehicle occupant is located in the first or second partial region and the control apparatus controls the airbag module based on the position of the object.