Method for pre-setting a passenger protection system for a vehicle
View Patent ↗A vehicle occupant protection system of a vehicle having a plurality of adaptive protection system components assigned to a seat in the vehicle, is preset using data relating to the individual occupant of the seat. The identity of the occupant is determined for at least one seat, and a stored safety profile which is assigned to the identified person is retrieved. The protection system components which are assigned to the seat are then set using the safety profile.
1. A method for presetting a vehicle occupant protection system having a plurality of adaptive protection system components that are each assigned to a seat in the vehicle, based on data relating to the vehicle occupant, said method comprising:
determining the identity of an occupant of at least one seat;
retrieving from a memory mounted in the vehicle a safety profile which is assigned to the identified person and is stored in the memory; and
setting the protection system components which are assigned to the seat, based on data contained in the safety profile;
wherein, if the identity of the vehicle occupant occupying the seat cannot be determined, the protection system components assigned to the seat are preset according to standard settings.
2. A method for presetting a vehicle occupant protection system having a plurality of adaptive protection system components that are each assigned to a seat in the vehicle, based on data relating to the vehicle occupant, said method comprising:
determining the identity of an occupant of at least one seat;
retrieving from a memory mounted in the vehicle a safety profile which is assigned to the identified person and is stored in the memory;
setting the protection system components which are assigned to the seat, based on data contained in the safety profile; and
performing a plausibility check regarding a determined identity of an occupant by comparing driving style or vehicle settings of said occupant with stored information regarding said occupant.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said vehicle settings comprise at least one of seat position, radio transmitter selection, or air conditioner settings.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein said plausibility check further includes a comparison of determined occupant identity with stored driving authorizations.