Patent ID: 7150469
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling gas pressure for inflating a passenger-side frontal airbag in a vehicle, comprising: determining whether at least one passenger is resident in the passenger seat; determining a number of passengers and a current passenger type corresponding to the at least one passenger when at least one passenger is resident in the passenger seat, the current passenger type being selected from a plurality of predetermined passenger types; determining whether the number of the at least one passenger is not one; determining, in the case that the number of the at least one passenger is not one, whether a collision occurs; determining, in the case of a vehicle collision, whether the vehicle collision is a frontal collision; detecting, in the case of the frontal collision, a frontal impact generated from the vehicle collision; and adjusting the gas pressure for inflating the passenger-side frontal airbag on the basis of the current passenger type and the frontal impact generated from the collision; wherein when the current passenger type is a child only type, the adjusting the gas pressure comprises: