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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2023
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Patrick A. Miller, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Yuesheng Lu, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicular interior cabin monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly with a mirror head that accommodates a camera and a plurality of light sources. The system includes a plurality of electronic switches. Each of the electronic switches (i) is connected in parallel across a respective light source and (ii) is connected in series with at least one other light source of the plurality of light sources when at least one other electronic switch operates in its opened state. With each electronic switch operating in its respective opened state, electrical current provided by the current driver passes through the light sources. The system is (i) operable to provide an occupant detection function for detecting an occupant present within an interior cabin of the vehicle and (ii) operable to provide a driver monitoring function for monitoring a driver of the vehicle.