18894169. OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE (Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.)
OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE
Organization Name
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Inventor(s)
Shunpei Yamazaki of Setagaya (JP)
Yoshiyuki Kurokawa of Sagamihara (JP)
OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18894169 titled 'OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
An occupant protection device which can protect an occupant without delay is provided. An image taken by an imaging device is analyzed to judge whether there is an object approaching the subject car. In the case where a collision between the object and the subject car is judged to be inevitable, an airbag device is activated before the collision, whereby the occupant can be protected without delay. By using selenium for a light-receiving element of the imaging device, an accurate image can be obtained even under low illuminance. Imaging in a global shutter system leads to an accurate image with little distortion. This enables more accurate image analysis.