System and method for detecting passenger in rear-row seat of vehicle

A passenger, seat technology, applied in the system field, can solve the problems of increasing complexity and cost

Active Publication Date: 2011-08-03
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
View PDF7 Cites 7 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

All these proposed devices add considerable complexity and expense to the vehicle

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • System and method for detecting passenger in rear-row seat of vehicle
  • System and method for detecting passenger in rear-row seat of vehicle
  • System and method for detecting passenger in rear-row seat of vehicle

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0019] With reference to the accompanying drawings, in particular, with reference to figure 1 , the vehicle 10 includes a passenger compartment that may generally be divided into front seats 12 accessible using front doors 14 and rear seats 16 accessible using rear doors 18 . For simplicity of description, the vehicle is shown as a four door vehicle with only one rear row of seats, but the invention is equally applicable to vehicles with any number of doors, seating rows and seats.

[0020] Rear seating 16 is shown to include a bench seat 20 extending across the width of the vehicle and having left and right seats defined by passenger restraint straps 22 . For simplicity of illustration, only lap belts are shown at each seat, but shoulder belts may also be provided. Each restraint strap 22 includes a buckle for fastening the seat belt in its effective position around the occupant. Each strap / buckle set includes a buckle state sensor 24 to generate a signal indicating whether...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

PUM

No PUM Login to view more

Abstract

A system and a method for detecting a passenger in a rear-row seat of a vehicle. When a passenger safety device in a rear-row seat is not properly used, the system alerts occupants of a vehicle. Occupancy is determined by sensing any actuation of a switch or a control in the rear row along with detecting sounds made by the rear-row passenger. A processor receives control activity signals indicating that the control has been actuated, receives audio signals generated by a microphone, and uses the control activity signals and the audio signals in combination to determine that the passenger is present. The processor also receives a status signal from the passenger safety device indicating that the passenger safety device is not properly used. An occupant alerting device provides an alert to the occupants if the processor determines that the passenger is present and the passenger safety device is not properly used.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a seat belt usage indicating system, and more particularly to a system that monitors the presence of passengers in the rear seating row of a vehicle and restrains the occupants in the rear seating row. Alerts if the system is not being used correctly. Background technique [0002] Modern automobiles often include seat belt usage indication systems for occupants in the front seats of the vehicle. These systems will alert front seat occupants if they fail to fasten their seat belts properly while the car is in motion. [0003] As the safety benefits of restraint belt use for all vehicle occupants have been recognized, it has been proposed to extend the application of seat belt usage monitoring to the rear seats so that if a passenger located in the rear seat is not using his / her restraint belt An alert may be issued to the vehicle occupants (vehicle driver and / or vehicle occupant). [0004] Since such an alert is only ...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to view more

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to view more
Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60R22/46B60R21/015B60Q9/00G10L15/02
CPCB60R2022/4808B60R22/48
Inventor 马纳哈普拉瑟德·K·劳夸库·O·普拉卡-阿桑特吕泰马克·A·卡迪希
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Try Eureka
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap