Spatially distributed smart skin seat sensor for high-resolution real-time occupant position tracking

James E. Hubbard Jr.; Shawn Edward Burke

doi:10.1117/12.351546

9 July 1999 Spatially distributed smart skin seat sensor for high-resolution real-time occupant position tracking

James E. Hubbard Jr., Shawn Edward Burke

Proceedings Volume 3674, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351546
Event: 1999 Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1999, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

A 2D spatially distributed smart skin sensor for real-time seat occupant position sensing is presented. The sensor exploits principles of spatial aperture shading of distributed transducers such as piezo-electric polymers and resistors, which are used as the active sensing medium. An example application is presented in which the sensor is used to report passenger position to an automobile air bag control system. The real-time data is used to modulate airbag deployment energies, mitigating passenger injury.

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James E. Hubbard Jr. and Shawn Edward Burke "Spatially distributed smart skin seat sensor for high-resolution real-time occupant position tracking", Proc. SPIE 3674, Smart Structures and Materials 1999: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (9 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351546

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