Patent ID: 9415736
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B60R

Claim Text:
1. A method for determining whether it is necessary to utilize an internal airbag of a vehicle comprising: detecting an impending impact of an object with the vehicle that could potentially smash a windscreen of the vehicle by obtaining data concerning said object from a vehicle-mounted vision sensor; analyzing said data to determine whether said object will also impact said windscreen as a result of the impending impact; and activating said internal airbag in connection with the impending impact of the object with the vehicle to protect a driver of the vehicle only if said windscreen impact with the object is determined imminent, to prevent deployment of said internal airbag upon impact of the object with the vehicle if said windscreen impact with the object is determined unlikely so that a view of the driver remains unobstructed by said internal airbag.