A pre/post-tensioning controller system for a wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint system (“WTORS”) will be a comprehensive energy management system for controlling excessive excursions of a wheeled mobility device during various adverse driving scenarios. The system uses multiple pre-tensioning and post-tensioning events during a front, side, or rear impact crash or rollover scenario—and effectively controls excursions by the tensioning of the WTORS equipment at specific and ideal moments. The system also uses tensioning events on the tie-down equipment during a long duration turn or other aggressive maneuvers. The system may also use tensioning events on the occupant restraints. The energy management system can be adapted for use with traditional four-point tie-downs and newer three- and two-point tie-down systems that incorporate fixed or movable bumpers, as well as compressive-type securement systems, and other systems as well, including docking systems.

An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle is configured to monitor an occupant sitting on a seat provided in a vehicle and includes a light projector, an imaging device, and a processor. The light projector is configured to project light toward the occupant sitting on the seat. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of the occupant sitting on the seat. The processor is configured to control the light projector and the imaging device to capture the image of the occupant sitting on the seat. In a case where a collision of the vehicle is predicted, the imaging device captures the image at a higher speed than in a normal case where a collision of the vehicle is not predicted.

An occupant monitoring device for a vehicle is configured to monitor an occupant sitting on a seat provided in a vehicle and includes a light projector, an imaging device, and a processor. The light projector is configured to project light toward the occupant sitting on the seat. The imaging device is configured to capture an image of the occupant sitting on the seat. The processor is configured to control the light projector and the imaging device to capture the image of the occupant sitting on the seat. In a case where a collision of the vehicle is predicted, the imaging device captures the image at a higher speed than in a normal case where a collision of the vehicle is not predicted.

An apparatus and a method of controlling an airbag of a vehicle are capable of securing robustness of an airbag deployment logic and more effectively protecting passengers. The apparatus and method achieve this by determining whether to deploy an airbag based on a post-human injury probability calculated through a human injury probability model and Bayesian network learning (feedback learning). The apparatus includes: a human injury probability calculator configured to calculate a human injury conditional probability and a human injury prediction probability based on vehicle motion information measured by a sensing device; a learner configured to calculate a post-human injury probability by performing a probability-based real-time feedback machine learning based on the human injury conditional probability and the human injury prediction probability; and an airbag deployment determiner configured to determine whether to deploy an airbag based on the post-human injury probability.

An apparatus and a method of controlling an airbag of a vehicle are capable of securing robustness of an airbag deployment logic and more effectively protecting passengers. The apparatus and method achieve this by determining whether to deploy an airbag based on a post-human injury probability calculated through a human injury probability model and Bayesian network learning (feedback learning). The apparatus includes: a human injury probability calculator configured to calculate a human injury conditional probability and a human injury prediction probability based on vehicle motion information measured by a sensing device; a learner configured to calculate a post-human injury probability by performing a probability-based real-time feedback machine learning based on the human injury conditional probability and the human injury prediction probability; and an airbag deployment determiner configured to determine whether to deploy an airbag based on the post-human injury probability.

Provided is an airbag base fabric that has a low air permeability sufficient to ensure the safety of occupants and heat resistance sufficient to withstand high-power, high-temperature gas generated from a recent downsized inflator, and that is capable of being packaged compactly. Also provided is an airbag comprising the base fabric. An airbag base fabric comprising a synthetic fiber multifilament having a total fineness of 500 to 750 dtex, the airbag base fabric having an areal weight of 225 to 245 g/m.sup.2, air permeability at 20 kPa of 0.2 to 0.8 L/cm.sup.2/min, and edgecomb resistance according to the ASTM D 6479 method of 300 to 600 N in both warp and weft directions.

A safety device for a vehicle adapted to be arranged facing an airbag, the safety device including: a channel suitable for guiding the airbag, the channel delimiting a central opening for deployment of the airbag, a panel at least partially covering the central opening when the airbag is in an uninflated state, and a net having a first plane-portion being entrapped in the channel and a second plane-portion being entrapped in the panel. The net further includes a third portion extending between the first plane-portion and the second plane-portion, at least a part of the third-portion being entrapped in a receiving portion of the channel, wherein the receiving portion includes at least a portion of reduced thickness.

A restraint system (10) for helping to protect an occupant (60) of a vehicle (20) having a seat (50) for the occupant (60) includes a primary airbag (70) having a stored condition within a roof (32) and being inflatable to a deployed condition aligned with the seat (50). A support airbag (76) has a stored condition within the roof (32) and is inflatable to a deployed condition engaging the primary airbag (70).

Systems and methods are provided for dynamically protecting transportable articles in vehicles. A system for dynamically protecting a transportable article in a vehicle may include one or more processors and non-volatile memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to access sensed data representative of at least one of a characteristic or a trait of a transportable article in a vehicle, determine based on the data the at least one of the characteristic or the trait of the transportable article, select one or more article protection components based on the determined at least one of the characteristic or the trait of the transportable article, and deploy the selected one or more article protection components to protect the transportable article.

A method of manufacturing a chute panel of an airbag assembly. The method comprises forming a substrate from a first material to have a body having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween and a void residing in the body. The method further comprises forming a chute and a chute door from a second material. The chute comprises a base molded onto the substrate body and one or more sidewalls extending from the base. And wherein forming the chute door comprises filling the void in the substrate body with the second material to form the chute door.