TUCSON(LM) >2010 > G 2.0 DOHC > Restraint > SRSCM > Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS)>Description and Operation | ![]() ![]() |
The system is intended
to classify the occupancy status of the front passenger seat in a motor
vehicle based upon the measured force on the bottom seat
cushion.
The system also
communicates to the SRSCM whether to allow or inhibit the deployment of
the passenger airbags and/or pretensioner based upon this
status.
The System also measured
dynamic responses of the occupant. This information is used to identify
when a child seat is cinched down tightly with the seat belt, and to also
determine if the seat is unoccupied.
However, the dynamic
measurements are not intended, nor capable of monitoring the seating
position of the occupant, nor can they determine the proximity of the
occupant to the inflator modules.
The system should not be
confused with an occupant position recognition system, or any other
occupant proximity sensor.
The Passive Occupant
Detection System (PODS) utilizes bladder placed between the passenger seat
cushion and suspension to measure the occupant's loading force on the
passenger seat. The sensor mat is connected to smart digital pressure
sensor which is mounted under the seat pan. The quantitative force
determined by the system is compared to a given threshold for
determination of passenger airbag
suppression. |