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

Claim 11:
12. A method of protecting an occupant in a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting a target present around a vehicle;
generating target information indicating a detection of the target; and
increasing, based on the target information, a space between a side structure of the vehicle and an occupant in the vehicle when a side collision occurs between the vehicle and the target,
wherein increasing the space comprises:
determining, based on the detection information, whether the detected target is a collision target present in a predetermined collision area;
estimating a time of collision of the vehicle with the collision target;
determining, based on the estimated time of the collision, whether to increase the space between the side structure and the occupant;
determining, based on a result of determining whether to increase the space, whether there is a continuity with respect to determining whether to increase the space; and
in response to determining that there is the continuity, driving a seat of the vehicle in a direction in which a distance between the side structure and the occupant is increased,
wherein determining whether there is the continuity comprises determining that there is continuity when a number of times that it is determined to increase the space is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of times.