SHOULDER AIRBAG AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEPLOYMENT THEREOF

Disclosed are a shoulder airbag and a method of controlling deployment thereof that are capable of adjusting the amount of inflation of chambers covering an occupant's shoulders depending on the body type of the occupant and/or the collision direction of a vehicle, thereby safely protecting the occupant in various collision situations. The shoulder airbag includes an occupant detection sensor configured to detect the posture and body type of an occupant, an airbag cushion including chambers configured to be inflated and deployed so as to cover the front, side, and upper portions of each of the shoulders of the occupant, and a controller configured to variably control the amount of inflation of each of the chambers covering the front, side, and upper portions of each of the shoulders of the occupant based on occupant information analyzed based on the posture and body type of the occupant when a collision accident occurs.