Patent ID: 8346438
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B60N,B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for deploying an occupant restraint system in a vehicle, comprising: providing an occupant restraint system in the vehicle comprising a movable headrest associated with a seat in the vehicle, wherein the headrest is positioned to be proximate to a head of an occupant sitting in the seat; arranging a sensor in the vehicle to obtain rear impact data about an actual or expected rear impact; providing the rear impact data to a computer system onboard the vehicle; configuring the computer system to make a deployment determination, based on the rear impact data, when the actual or expected rear impact is or will be of sufficient magnitude to warrant deployment of the occupant restraint system; and configuring the computer system to trigger deployment of the occupant restraint system in response to the deployment determination, wherein the step of deploying the occupant restraint system comprises moving the headrest toward the head of the occupant.