ADVISORY/Occupant Safety Systems: Moving Beyond Basic Air Bags and Seat Belts.

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Automotive restraints have protected vehicle owners and their passengers for more than 40 years. But a change is coming, says Dan Leih, marketing manager for Motorola's Body Electronics and Occupant occupant n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premises, as a tenant or owner. 2) a person who takes possession of real property or a thing which has no known owner, intending to gain ownership. (See: occupancy) Safety division. As Leih explains in this interview with DigitalDNA Broadcasting Network, in the near future, smart airbags, intelligent sensors An intelligent sensor takes some predefined action when it senses the appropriate input (light, heat, sound, motion, touch, etc.). Description
The sensor has to do the following tasks:

Give a digital signal.
Be able to communicate the signal.

, and early collision-avoidance systems will elevate el·e·vate
tr.v. ele·vat·ed, ele·vat·ing, ele·vates
1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.

2. To increase the amplitude, intensity, or volume of.

3. automobile safety “Passive safety” redirects here. For nuclear safety, see Passive nuclear safety.
Automobile safety is the avoidance of automobile accidents or the minimization of harmful effects of accidents, in particular as pertaining to human life and health. and security to a new level.

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