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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Alfred Ostrowski, Northville, MI (US);
Leopoldo Urbina, Alvaro Obregón, MX;
Akshay Dirisala, Olmsted Township, OH (US);
Elizabeth Anne Manwell, Canton, MI (US);
Austin Kirchner, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/015 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/02 (2013.01); B60R 21/015 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing an antenna topology to detect a seating position of a vehicle occupant. Methods and systems for determining a target position for an antenna of the antenna topology are also disclosed. Determining the target position may be based on a comparison of a predicted seating position to a true seating position.