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Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection

A vehicle and vehicle system technology, applied in pedestrian/occupant safety arrangement, vehicle components, vehicle safety arrangement, etc., can solve problems such as error-prone

Active Publication Date: 2018-03-13
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
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In the case of certain detection, even if it is error-prone, simply accepting the shortcomings of a particular implementation as needed may be more useful than no detection at all

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[0015] As desired, specific embodiments are disclosed herein; however, it should be understood that the disclosed embodiments are illustrative only and may be embodied in various and alternative forms. The figures are not necessarily to scale; some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the claimed subject matter.

[0016] figure 1 An example block topology diagram of a vehicle-based computing system (VCS) 1 for a vehicle 31 is shown. An example of such a vehicle-based computing system 1 is the SYNC system manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. A vehicle provided with a vehicle-based computing system may include a visual front end interface 4 located in the vehicle. The user is also able to interact with the interface if the inter...

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The invention relates to a method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection. A system includes a plurality of vehicle-deployed wireless transmitters and a processor. The processor is configured to receive, from a mobile device, signal strengths of signals from the wireless transmitters as detected by the mobile device. The processor is further configured to determine a location of themobile device in a vehicle, based on the distance from the mobile device to each of the respective transmitters, as indicated by the received signal strengths and store the location of the mobile device as an occupant location.

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technical field [0001] The illustrative embodiments relate generally to a method and apparatus for vehicle occupant position detection. Background technique [0002] Automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are very interested in the ability to determine the location of occupants within the vehicle cabin. Using such information, advanced vehicle systems such as airbags can be activated / deactivated. Additionally, the vehicle may provide rear seat occupants with control over certain vehicle functions if the vehicle is aware of those occupants' presence. When a seat position is occupied and the seat belt for that seat position is not fastened, the vehicle may monitor the seat belt and give an indication to the driver. Additionally, the vehicle may adjust climate control output for the number and location of passengers and audio / entertainment system settings. In an autonomous vehicle, the vehicle can change the seating configuration during driving to specifically ac...

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IPC IPC(8): B60R21/015H04B1/3822
CPCB60R21/015H04B1/3822G01S5/0257G01S5/02525G01S5/14G01S5/0252G01S5/0226G01S5/0284
Inventor 马克·A·卡迪希埃里克·L·里德曼哈帕萨德·K·拉奥托马斯·李·米勒
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC