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An airbag passive restraint system for protecting an occupant adjacent the door in a side impact including an airbag arranged in the door to inflate inward from the door and a side impact anticipatory sensor determining that an accident requiring deployment of the airbag is about to occur prior to t

An airbag passive restraint system for protecting an occupant adjacent the door in a side impact including an airbag arranged in the door to inflate inward from the door and a side impact anticipatory sensor determining that an accident requiring deployment of the airbag is about to occur prior to the accident. The sensor is arranged to receive waves generated by, modified by or reflected from an object about to impact the vehicle resulting in the accident and is designed to identify the object based on a pattern of the received waves and determining whether the identified object will cause an accident requiring deployment of the airbag. The system also includes an inflator coupled to the sensor for inflating the airbag if the sensor determines that an accident requiring deployment of the airbag is about to occur.

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1. In a motor vehicle having a side door, an airbag passive restraint system for protecting an occupant adjacent the door in a side impact comprising:an airbag arranged to inflate between the occupant and the door, a side impact anticipatory sensor for determining that an accident requiring deployme

1. In a motor vehicle having a side door, an airbag passive restraint system for protecting an occupant adjacent the door in a side impact comprising:an airbag arranged to inflate between the occupant and the door, a side impact anticipatory sensor for determining that an accident requiring deployment of said airbag is about to occur prior to the accident, said sensor being structured and arranged to receive waves generated by, modified by, or reflected from an object about to impact the vehicle resulting in the accident and comprising identifying and determining means for ascertaining the identity of the object based on a pattern of the received waves obtained over a set period of time by said sensor and determining whether the identified object will cause an accident requiring deployment of said airbag; and an inflator coupled to said sensor for inflating said airbag if said sensor determines that an accident requiring deployment of said airbag is about to occur.