Method and apparatus for determining an occupant's head location in an actuatable occupant restraining system

An apparatus ( 20 ) for determining a location of a person's head ( 90 ) includes stereo vision system ( 60 ) for imaging an area of interest such as the interior of a vehicle ( 26 ). The vision system provides an image signal of the area of interest. An analyzer ( 80 ) analyzes the image signa...

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Hauptverfasser:	LUO YUN, DZIADULA ROBERT, KHAIRALLAH FARID, WALLACE JON K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus ( 20 ) for determining a location of a person's head ( 90 ) includes stereo vision system ( 60 ) for imaging an area of interest such as the interior of a vehicle ( 26 ). The vision system provides an image signal of the area of interest. An analyzer ( 80 ) analyzes the image signal to identify head candidates ( 90', 210, 212, 214, 216 ) in the area of interest and provides data regarding any identified head candidates in the area of interest. A processor ( 80 ) processes the provided data regarding identified head candidates to locate the person's head. In an air bag restraining system ( 22 ), a controller ( 50 ) monitors the location of the person's head and controls an air bag ( 34 ) in response to a sensed crash condition ( 52 ) and the location of the person's head.