• DocumentCode
    2816415
  • Title

    A system architecture for an intelligent airbag deployment

  • Author

    Faber, P. ; Förstner, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Inf., Edinburgh Univ., UK
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Firstpage
    70
  • Lastpage
    75
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, 2000. IV 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dearborn, MI
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6363-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVS.2000.898320
  • Filename
    898320