Occupancy Restraint sensors

Applications

• Seatbelt Buckle Status: Sensors can detect whether the seatbelt buckle is engaged or not. If a passenger fails to buckle up, the sensor can trigger audible and visual warnings to remind them to fasten their seatbelt.
• Occupant Detection: Seatbelt sensors can detect whether a seat is occupied or not. This information is crucial for triggering airbag deployment algorithms and ensuring that airbags deploy only when a seat is occupied during a collision.
• Seatbelt Tension Sensors: Some vehicles are equipped with sensors that measure the tension or force applied to the seatbelt. These sensors can detect sudden increases in tension, which might indicate a collision or sudden deceleration. This information can be used to trigger various safety systems such as pretensioners, which tighten the seatbelt to reduce slack during a crash.
• Integration with Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS): Seatbelt sensors can be integrated with ADAS to provide additional inputs for safety features such as collision avoidance systems, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure warning systems. For example, if the seatbelt sensor detects an unbuckled passenger, it could trigger adjustments in the vehicle's safety settings.
• Child Seat Detection: Seat sensors can detect the presence of child safety seats and disable airbags accordingly to prevent injury to children in the event of a collision.
• Seat Adjustment and Memory Settings: Advanced seat sensors enable automatic adjustment of seat positions based on the detected occupant's size and preferences. Memory settings can be programmed to remember individual occupants' preferred seating positions.
• Driver and Passenger Seats: In vehicles, seat adjustment systems enable occupants to customize their seating position for optimal comfort and driving posture. These systems typically include adjustments for seat height, angle, lumbar support, and distance from pedals and steering wheel.
• The MR Long Stroke Sensor has a wide variety of applications regardless of the industry and technology. With applications in the automotive industry such as pneumatic and hydraulic struts and actuators, seat back angular position, and steering rack and pinion position, the MR element can replace the technology used today and become the technology of the automotive future. Most importantly, the sensor can be used as a substitute for many elements, and above all, an addition to the modern technology needed today in any industry.