Patent ID: 11884233
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 18:
19. A method for controlling a passenger restraint system aboard a motor vehicle, comprising:
detecting vulnerability characteristics of one or more passengers of the motor vehicle using a sensor suite, the sensor suite including an in-seat sensor connected to a passenger seat of the motor vehicle, a remote sensor, and/or a biometric sensor positioned within an interior of the motor vehicle, wherein detecting the vulnerability characteristics includes detecting a physical characteristic and/or an internal characteristic of each of the one or more passengers using the in-seat sensor and/or the remote sensor, respectively;
generating one or more biometric vulnerability classifier signals indicative of vulnerability characteristics indicative of the passenger;
receiving the one or more biometric vulnerability classifier signals via a controller of the motor vehicle; and
in response to the one or more biometric vulnerability classifier signals and a detected vehicle event requiring a deployment of the passenger restraint system, automatically adjusting an actual capacity setting of the passenger restraint system via the controller, wherein the passenger restraint system includes a seatbelt and a deployable airbag system.