| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a selectively deployable airbag apparatus for vehicles and a control method thereof capable of minimizing a damage on a passenger seated in a front passenger seat. <P>SOLUTION: The selectively deployable airbag apparatus for vehicles includes: an impact detection sensor; a seat belt sensor; an inflator consisting of a first inflator and a second inflator with gas emitted therefrom; an airbag supplied with a base chamber and a chest chamber; and a controller receiving signals from the impact detection sensor and operating the airbag to deploy, and determining whether to deploy the chest chamber or not by selecting presence/absence of the operation of the second inflator based on the combination of whether the passenger has fastened the seat belt or not with an impact force detected by the impact detection sensor. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT</p> |
