公开(公告)号：US20240308456A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18122318

申请日：2023-03-16

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam ,  Heba Abdallah

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/34 ,  G06V20/59

CPC classification number: B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/16 ,  G01S17/894 ,  G06T7/521 ,  G06V10/34 ,  G06V20/593 ,  B60R2021/01231 ,  G06T2207/10028 ,  G06T2207/20044 ,  G06T2207/30196 ,  G06T2207/30268

Abstract: A system for managing adjustments for a component of a vehicle includes a time-of-flight sensor configured to generate a point cloud representing a compartment of the vehicle. The system further includes an actuator configured to adjust the component of the vehicle. The system further includes processing circuitry in communication with the time-of-flight sensor and the actuator. The processing circuitry configured to detect an occupant in a seat of the vehicle based on the point cloud, define a first portion of the point cloud corresponding to the occupant and a second portion of the point cloud corresponding to the seat of the vehicle, calculate a volume of the occupant based on the first portion of the point cloud, estimate a bodyweight of the occupant based on the volume, and communicate an instruction to adjust the component of the vehicle in response to the estimation of the bodyweight.

公开(公告)号：US11981279B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17809053

申请日：2022-06-27

Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC

Inventor： Jacob Alan Bond ,  Joseph F. Szczerba

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  G06V40/10

CPC classification number: B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01542 ,  G06V40/10

Abstract: A system for notifying an occupant of a vehicle of unauthorized interaction with his or her possessions includes one or more cameras that collect image data of a surrounding environment of the occupant. The surrounding environment of the occupant is an interior cabin of the vehicle. The system also includes one or more controllers in electronic communication with the one or more cameras, the one or more controllers execute instructions to monitor, by the one or more cameras, the image data of the surrounding environment of the occupant. In response to detecting the unauthorized interaction with the one or more possessions associated with the occupant, the one or more controllers generate a notification informing the occupant of the unauthorized interaction.

公开(公告)号：US11938878B1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17359357

申请日：2021-06-25

Applicant: Zoox, Inc.

Inventor： Markus Jost

IPC: B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R22/48

CPC classification number: B60R21/01 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01544 ,  B60R22/48 ,  B60R2021/01034 ,  B60R2021/01218 ,  B60R2021/01225 ,  B60R2021/01272

Abstract: An occupant constraint system may include a belt marker on a seat belt in a passenger compartment of the vehicle for restraining a passenger during a collision. The occupant constraint system may include a camera system for producing marker position data that is indicative of a position of the marker, and a physical characteristic estimator that is uses the marker position data to produce a physical characteristic estimate of a physical characteristic estimate of the passenger. The occupant constraint system may include a passenger related system having a passenger function and the passenger related system may control the passenger function based at least in part on the physical characteristic estimate.

公开(公告)号：US11919465B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17071881

申请日：2020-10-15

Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION

Inventor： Toshio Hosokawa ,  Hiroki Nishimura

IPC: B60R21/00 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/10

CPC classification number: B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G06V20/59 ,  G06V40/103 ,  B60W2540/043 ,  B60W2540/223

Abstract: In an apparatus for determining a build of an occupant sitting in a seat within a cabin of a vehicle, an image acquirer is configured to acquire an image of the occupant. A position-information calculator is configured to calculate shoulder-joint information that is information representing positions of left and right shoulder joints of the occupant in the image. A twisted-posture determiner is configured to determine whether the occupant is in a twisted posture based on the shoulder-joint information. An occupant-build determiner is configured to determine a build of the occupant based on the shoulder-joint information. The occupant-build determiner is further configured to, in response to the twisted-posture determiner determining that the occupant is in the twisted posture, cancel making a determination of the build of the occupant based on shoulder-joint information that was used to determine that the occupant is in the twisted posture.

公开(公告)号：US11912220B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US18081825

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor： Katsuhiro Sakai ,  Makoto Kawaharada ,  Akihide Tachibana ,  Tomoyuki Kuriyama

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  G05D1/02 ,  B60R11/04 ,  B60R21/00 ,  B62D31/02 ,  G05D1/00

CPC classification number: B60R21/01538 ,  B60R11/04 ,  G05D1/021 ,  B60R2021/003 ,  B62D31/02

Abstract: A vehicle is configured to transport a passenger through autonomous travel. The vehicle includes an in-vehicle camera configured to image the passenger to generate an image, a camera controller configured to control the in-vehicle camera, and a passenger information detection unit configured to detect information about the passenger. The passenger information detection unit measures the number of passengers and the camera controller stops an operation of the in-vehicle camera in a case where the number of passengers is one.

公开(公告)号：US11820320B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-21

申请号：US17917186

申请日：2021-04-09

Applicant: ZF Automotive Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hui Yang ,  Zhenfei Wang ,  Yuanyi Cheng

IPC: B60R21/263 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/01

CPC classification number: B60R21/263 ,  B60R21/0134 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60R2021/01286 ,  B60R2021/2636

Abstract: There is provided a system for improving safety of an occupant by an airbag, which can provide adaptive protection for occupants in different seat positions and different sitting postures. Further, there is provided a method for improving safety of an occupant by an airbag. Further, there is provided a computer-readable medium. The system for improving safety of an occupant by an airbag includes an in-vehicle observation system, an inflatable restraint system, a collision prediction system, and an integrated safety domain control unit. The integrated safety domain control unit formulates a deployment strategy based on data transmitted from the in-vehicle observation system, the inflatable restraint system, and the collision prediction system, to selectively inflate at least one airbag assembly and control an inflation volume for the airbag assembly to be inflated.

公开(公告)号：US11807181B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17081428

申请日：2020-10-27

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Itai Druker ,  Gila Kamhi ,  Michael Baltaxe ,  Kobi Nistel ,  Ruben Mergui ,  Dorel M. Sala ,  Lisa A. Fallon

IPC: B60R22/00 ,  E05F15/00 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G05D3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/70

CPC classification number: B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/16 ,  G06T7/194 ,  G06T7/70 ,  B60R2021/161 ,  G06T2207/20081 ,  G06T2207/20084 ,  G06T2207/30268

Abstract: Vision-based airbag enablement may include capturing two-dimensional images of a passenger, segmenting the image, classifying the image, and determining seated height of the passenger from the image. Enabling or disabling deployment of the airbag may be controlled based at least in part upon the determined seated height.

公开(公告)号：US09919670B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-20

申请号：US14827331

申请日：2015-08-17

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Jialiang Le ,  Manoharprasad K. Rao ,  Ming Dong

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  B60N2/62 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60N2/66 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/48 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60N2/68 ,  B60N2/64 ,  B60R21/01

CPC classification number: B60R21/01516 ,  B60N2/02 ,  B60N2/0252 ,  B60N2/62 ,  B60N2/64 ,  B60N2/66 ,  B60N2/68 ,  B60N2/80 ,  B60R16/037 ,  B60R21/013 ,  B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/0152 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R21/239 ,  B60R21/276 ,  B60R2021/01265

Abstract: An image is received from an image sensor. The image includes an occupant's head. A seated height of the occupant is determined based at least in part on a distance from the image sensor to the occupant's head, and a detected angle of a vehicle seat. A safety device is adjusted based at least in part on the seated height of the occupant.

公开(公告)号：US09725061B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14967388

申请日：2015-12-14

Applicant: THUNDER POWER NEW ENERGY VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Inventor： Yong-Syuan Chen ,  Jen-Chieh Hsiao

IPC: B60R21/015 ,  B60R21/16 ,  G06K9/00 ,  B60R1/00

CPC classification number: B60R21/01512 ,  B60R1/00 ,  B60R21/01516 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  B60R21/01552 ,  B60R21/16 ,  B60R2300/8006 ,  G06K9/00255 ,  G06K9/00268 ,  G06K9/00838 ,  H04N7/183 ,  H04N7/188

Abstract: Techniques described herein include a system and method for switching an airbag on or off based on determining that an object situated in a vehicle seat meets one or more conditions. In some embodiments, the vehicle seat may be fitted with a weight sensor configured to detect an object situated in the vehicle seat. The system may include a camera device configured to capture image information associated with the object situated in the vehicle seat. The image information may be processed to determine if the object is a person meeting one or more threshold conditions for activating the airbag. Upon processing the image information, the airbag may be provided with instructions to either activate or deactivate.

公开(公告)号：US20170116489A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-27

申请号：US15301990

申请日：2015-04-10

Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Inventor： ROLAND PORSCH

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06K19/06 ,  B60N2/00 ,  B60R21/015 ,  G06K9/62 ,  H04N5/33

CPC classification number: G06K9/00838 ,  B60N2/002 ,  B60R21/01538 ,  G06K9/00221 ,  G06K9/6202 ,  G06K19/06028 ,  G06K19/06037 ,  H04N5/33

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for identifying occupancy of a seat use a camera. In order to achieve permanently reliable identification of the occupancy of a seat, the camera is oriented such that it captures at least one area of interest of the seat. An evaluation apparatus is used to identify the area of interest in a picture taken by the camera and to store a position for the area of interest. The evaluation apparatus selects the area of interest in pictures subsequently taken by the camera at the stored position and compares the area of interest with at least one stored picture sample. A result of this comparison is taken as a basis for identifying the seat as being occupied. In addition, an apparatus having a camera and an evaluation apparatus is described for performing the method.