AIRBAG CONTROL DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airbag control device capable of enhancing the degree of versatility of arrangement of a sensor while adequately deploying an airbag and reducing the number of components at low cost. SOLUTION: An airbag mechanism 100 is provided on a lower part of a glove box 3 and stores an electrostatic capacity sensor 10, an airbag device 20 and an angle adjusting motor 30 in a storage part 37. A detection electrode 12 of the electrostatic capacity sensor 10 detects the electrostatic capacity C which is changed by the interposition of a part of a human body 49 between the storage part 37 and at least a fore end of a front passenger seat 40. Whether or not the electrostatic capacity C is within a workable range is determined by a detection circuit 13, and various kinds of states of the front passenger seat 40 can be recognized thereby. The detection circuit 13 outputs the work permitting signal or the work non-permitting signal based on the result of determination. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT