A DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE PROXIMITY OF AN OBJECT RELATIVE TO AN AIRBAG

摘要

In airbag deployment systems in motor vehicle it is necessary and desirable to know the position of an object such as an occupant (16) relative to the steering wheel or dashboard (14). Depending on which of two zones (20, 22) the occupant is located, the deployment systems may be modified as to the force of the deployment of the airbag.