Title :
A system architecture for an intelligent airbag deployment
Author :
Faber, P. ; Förstner, W.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Inf., Edinburgh Univ., UK
Abstract :
We describe a system architecture for an intelligent airbag deployment inside vehicles. Using image sequences acquired from a stereo camera, we detect the form and position of the driver and passenger seat. If a seat is classified as occupied by any object we try to estimate the geometry and location of the human´s head as the most distinguishing feature of the body, if it is possible. The information about the seat occupation and the location of detected passengers inside the vehicle can be used as control parameters for an intelligent airbag deployment
Keywords :
automobiles; computer vision; image sequences; intelligent control; safety systems; automobiles; head geometry; head location; image sequences; intelligent airbag deployment; seat occupation; system architecture; Air safety; Cameras; Head; Intelligent vehicles; Pediatrics; Protection; Road accidents; Road safety; Vehicle detection; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2000. IV 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6363-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVS.2000.898320
