Method and apparatus for determining the location of an occupant of a
vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US5993015A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-30

    申请号:US818628

    申请日:1997-03-14

    摘要: A method and apparatus for use in locating a vehicle driver, passenger or object in the vehicle for controlling vehicle systems including the positioning of vehicle sideview mirrors in relation to the driver's eyes to maximize the view of traffic on either side of the vehicle or the characteristics of vehicle airbag deployment. The location of a driver's or passenger's eyes or the location of an infant's seat is derived from the adjustment by the driver (or passenger, if capable of doing so) of adjustable light beam(s) emanating from light source(s) or illuminated indicia, until it (or they) intersect the driver's or passenger's eyes or illuminate a target, e.g. a child or an infant's seat, in the front passenger's seat. From the angles of adjustment of the light beam(s) and other known coordinates of the vehicle, the location of the driver's or passenger's eyes or the target may be computationally derived as a set of Cartesian coordinates. The determined eye location of the driver may be used together with the known mounting locations of the driver's and passenger's sideview mirror assemblies to derive exterior sideview mirror pitch and azimuth adjustment signal sets correlated to the vehicle blind spots. The adjustment signals are applied to servo motors operating in a feedback control loop to correct the actual driver's side and passenger's side sideview mirror pitch and azimuth settings to properly reflect images of the driver's side and passenger's side vehicle blind spots to the driver's eyes. The determined eye locations of the driver and passenger or the target location of the infant's seat may be also or alternatively employed in the control of the airbag deployment system and in other vehicle safety and comfort systems. The relative fore-aft distance away from the airbag and the height of the person or target can be computed, and airbag deployment force and/or duration adjusted to compensate for deviation from the standard height and fore-aft distance.

    Opto-electronic aid for alignment of exterior vehicle mirrors to
minimize blind spot effects
    83.
    发明授权
    Opto-electronic aid for alignment of exterior vehicle mirrors to minimize blind spot effects 失效
    用于对准外部车辆后视镜的光电助手,以尽量减少盲点效应

    公开(公告)号:US5668675A

    公开(公告)日:1997-09-16

    申请号:US374220

    申请日:1995-01-18

    摘要: An opto-electronic alignment method and apparatus capable of being incorporated into left and right side vehicle exterior sideview mirrors to assist the driver in adjusting the mirror to minimize the presence of any traffic blind spot on a side of the vehicle. In a first embodiment, an LED is fixed in the mirror housing and aimed at the particular vehicle blind spot but reflected at an angle through a selectively light transmissive mirror region toward the vehicle interior. The sideview mirror alignment is accomplished by the driver using a conventional mirror adjustment control. When the driver sees the beam of light, the main sideview mirror is oriented correctly to reflect objects in the blind spot to the driver's eyes. In a second embodiment, the LED is mounted for pitch and azimuth adjustment using the adjustment control. When the driver sees the beam of light, the positional coordinates of the light emitting source are employed by a microcomputer to derive positional coordinates for the correct sideview mirror orientation to enable reflection of objects in the blind zone into the driver's eyes. The sideview mirror is then moved to the positional coordinates by servo motors. In either embodiment, the driver's preferred mirror alignments and other driver adjustable vehicle operating conditions may be memorized with the mirror position coordinates and a driver ID code so that the mirror positions may be readjusted, if necessary, when the driver ID code is entered.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够并入左右侧车辆外侧视镜中的光电对准方法和装置,以辅助驾驶员调整镜子以最小化车辆侧面上任何交通盲点的存在。 在第一实施例中,LED固定在镜壳体中并针对特定车辆盲点,但是通过选择性透光镜区域朝向车辆内部以一定角度反射。 侧视镜对准由驾驶员使用传统的镜面调节控制来实现。 当驾驶员看到光束时,主侧视镜的方向正确,将盲区中的物体反射到驾驶员的眼睛。 在第二实施例中,使用调节控制来安装LED用于俯仰和方位角调节。 当驾驶员看到光束时,微型计算机采用发光源的位置坐标来导出用于正确的侧视镜取向的位置坐标,以使盲区中的物体能够反射到驾驶员的眼睛中。 然后通过伺服电机将侧视镜移动到位置坐标。 在任一实施例中,驾驶员优选的镜面对准和其他驾驶员可调整的车辆操作条件可以用镜子位置坐标和驾驶员ID码记录,以便如果需要,可以在输入驾驶员ID码时重新调整镜子位置。

    Method and installation for detecting certain parameters concerning an
auxiliary child seat with a view to controlling the operation of the
airbags of a vehicle
    84.
    发明授权
    Method and installation for detecting certain parameters concerning an auxiliary child seat with a view to controlling the operation of the airbags of a vehicle 失效
    用于检测关于辅助儿童座椅的某些参数的方法和装置,以便控制车辆的安全气囊的操作

    公开(公告)号:US5618056A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-08

    申请号:US543631

    申请日:1995-10-16

    摘要: A system to detect certain parameters concerning an auxiliary child seat placed on a passenger seat of a motor vehicle equipped with an airbag protection system. The system uses inductive electromagnetic emitter and receiver circuits located in the passenger seat and at least two resonant circuits provided in the base of an auxiliary child seat. Using the inductive and resonant circuits, the system detects various parameters concerning the child seat. Some of the parameters include the presence of a child seat, whether or not the child seat is occupied, the orientation of the child seat, and the type of child seat present. These parameters are transmitted to an airbag control unit in order to adapt the deployment of the airbag to the specific circumstances as indicated by the inductive and resonant circuits. The transmitted information allows the airbag control unit to disable the airbag in certain situations where it is not needed, such as when the child seat is not occupied or is facing the rear of the vehicle.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测放置在配备有安全气囊保护系统的机动车辆的乘客座椅上的辅助儿童座椅的某些参数的系统。 该系统使用位于乘客座椅中的感应电磁发射器和接收器电路以及设置在辅助儿童座椅底座中的至少两个谐振电路。 使用电感和谐振电路,系统检测有关儿童座椅的各种参数。 一些参数包括儿童座椅的存在,儿童座椅是否被占用,儿童座椅的方向以及儿童座椅的类型。 这些参数被传送到安全气囊控制单元,以便使安全气囊的部署适应于电感和谐振电路所指出的具体情况。 所发送的信息允许安全气囊控制单元在不需要的某些情况下禁用气囊,例如当儿童座椅未被占用或面向车辆的后部时。

    Vehicle occupant restraint with seat pressure sensor
    86.
    发明授权
    Vehicle occupant restraint with seat pressure sensor 失效
    带座椅压力传感器的车辆乘员约束

    公开(公告)号:US5474327A

    公开(公告)日:1995-12-12

    申请号:US325718

    申请日:1995-01-10

    CPC分类号: B60R21/01516 B60R21/01556

    摘要: An air bag restraint system is equipped with seat occupant sensing apparatus for a passenger seat which detects both infant seats and adults and distinguishes between rear and forward facing infant seats. Air bag deployment is inhibited when an occupied rear facing infant seat is present. The sensing apparatus comprises eight variable resistance pressure sensor in the seat cushion. The response of each sensor to occupant pressure is monitored by a microprocessor which calculated total weight and weight distribution. The weight is used to discriminate between an occupied infant seat, an adult and no occupant. The weight distribution is used to distinguish between forward and rear facing infant seats. Another embodiment uses the occupant sensing along with seat belt fastening detection to indicate when a seat is occupied and the belt is not fastened.

    摘要翻译: 一种安全气囊约束系统配备有用于检测婴儿座椅和成年人的乘客座椅的座椅乘员感测装置,并且区分前后面向婴儿座椅。 当占用的后面朝向的婴儿座椅存在时,气囊展开被禁止。 感测装置包括座椅坐垫中的八个可变电阻压力传感器。 每个传感器对乘员压力的响应由计算总重量和重量分布的微处理器监控。 重量用于区分被占用的婴儿座椅,成年人和没有乘客。 重量分布用于区分前后婴儿座椅。 另一个实施例使用乘员感测以及安全带紧固检测来指示座椅何时被占用并且皮带未被紧固。

    CHILD SAFETY SEAT
    88.
    发明公开
    CHILD SAFETY SEAT 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240326672A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18741800

    申请日:2024-06-13

    发明人: Da Liang Zhang

    摘要: A child safety seat includes a base, a seat body and a notifying system. The seat body is movable relative to the base between a first position and a second position. The notifying system includes an actuated device, an actuating component and a notifying device. The actuated device is disposed on one of the base and the seat body. The actuating component is disposed on another one of the base and the seat body and configured to actuate the actuated device when the seat body reaches the first position or the second position. The notifying device is electrically connected to the actuated device and configured to generate a notifying signal in response to the actuated device when the seat body reaches the first position or the second position. The notifying signal indicates a child information for allowing a caregiver to determine whether the seat body is correctly used.