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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Tricia E. Morrow, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Senthil Karuppaswamy, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 22/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 22/001 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 2022/485 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4825 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and method are provided for controlling a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method for determining the state of a restraint system provided within a vehicle includes incorporating one or more marker components into a restraint system component located within the vehicle, then receiving sensor data associated with the position of one or more of the marker components. The method further includes determining, with a processor, a state of the restraint system based on the sensor data.