AU2001282709A1 - Method and apparatus for determining the presence and/or absence and/or a characteristic of an object on a support - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for determining the presence and/or absence and/or a characteristic of an object on a support

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AU2001282709A1
AU2001282709A1 AU2001282709A AU8270901A AU2001282709A1 AU 2001282709 A1 AU2001282709 A1 AU 2001282709A1 AU 2001282709 A AU2001282709 A AU 2001282709A AU 8270901 A AU8270901 A AU 8270901A AU 2001282709 A1 AU2001282709 A1 AU 2001282709A1
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Arnim Holger Littek
Donald Gordon Peat
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MED-DEV Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
    • B60R21/01—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents
    • B60R21/015—Electrical circuits for triggering passive safety arrangements, e.g. airbags, safety belt tighteners, in case of vehicle accidents or impending vehicle accidents including means for detecting the presence or position of passengers, passenger seats or child seats, and the related safety parameters therefor, e.g. speed or timing of airbag inflation in relation to occupant position or seat belt use
    • B60R21/01512—Passenger detection systems
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/002—Seats provided with an occupancy detection means mounted therein or thereon
AU2001282709A 2000-07-03 2001-07-03 Method and apparatus for determining the presence and/or absence and/or a characteristic of an object on a support Abandoned AU2001282709A1 (en)

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