Vehicle occupant sensing system

摘要

A vehicle occupant sensing apparatus for controlling operating characteristics of a vehicle's safety restraint system is provided. The apparatus has a first proximity sensor (70) emitting a field in a first direction and generating a first output signal indicative of the object and a second proximity sensor (74) emitting a second field in a second direction that is substantially towards the field in the first direction and generating a second output signal indicative of the object. A controller (62) receives the first and second output signals and generates a control signal that is used to control the operating characteristics of the vehicle's safety restraint system.