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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024

Filed:

May. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Yuki Susumago, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2540/227 (2020.02);
Abstract

A first data acquiring unit to acquire first data acquired by a first sensor, a second data acquiring unit to acquire second data acquired by a second sensor installed above a seat in a cabin, a front-seat occupant position estimating unit to estimate a position of an occupant on a basis of the first data acquired by the first data acquiring unit, a detection range determining unit to determine a detection range of the second sensor on a basis of the position of the front-seat occupant estimated by the front-seat occupant position estimating unit, and a rear-seat occupant detecting unit to detect a rear-seat occupant on a basis of the second data acquired by the second data acquiring unit and the detection range of the second sensor determined by the detection range determining unit are provided.


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