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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Colm Boran, Novi, MI (US);
Mark Crawford, Belleville, MI (US);
Douglas Scott Rhode, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/48 (2013.01); B60R 21/0155 (2014.10); B60R 21/01544 (2014.10); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4808 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4816 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4825 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4841 (2013.01); B60R 2022/4858 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0095 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer that may be programmed to: in response to receiving an indication that a vehicle is approaching a geofence boundary, retract slack in a webbing associated with a seat in the vehicle by actuating a seatbelt retractor; then receive measurement data from one or more sensors associated with the seat; using the data, determine whether an occupant occupies the seat; and when no occupant occupies the seat, then transmit an instruction to stop the vehicle.