Patent ID: 11964622
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. An apparatus for protecting an occupant in a vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle sensor configured to detect a target present around a vehicle and generate detection information indicating a detection of the target;
a drive unit configured to increase a space between a side structure of the vehicle and an occupant within the vehicle when a side collision occurs between the vehicle and the target to protect the occupant from the side structure of the vehicle; and
a space control unit configured to control, based on the detection information, the drive unit to increase the space between the side structure and the occupant,
wherein the space control unit comprises a severity calculation section configured to calculate a severity of the side collision based on a relative velocity of the target with respect to (1) the vehicle and (2) a relative distance between the vehicle and the target.