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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Jon Larkins, Temperance, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60R 21/0152 (2014.10); B60R 21/01512 (2014.10); B60R 21/01542 (2014.10); B60R 21/01554 (2014.10); B60R 2021/0032 (2013.01); B60R 2021/0102 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus are disclosed for determining vehicle seat occupancy. An example vehicle includes a vehicle seat, an accelerometer coupled to the vehicle seat, and a restraint control module. The restraint control module is configured to determine a minute of arc measurement for the vehicle seat based on data received from the accelerometer, determine that the vehicle seat is occupied based on the minute of arc measurement, and provide an alert.