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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg, DE;
Inventors:
Bernd Ette, Wolfsburg, DE;
Patrick Sacher, Brome, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2021.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/02 (2006.01); G08B 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 27/001 (2013.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/6893 (2013.01); B60N 2/0024 (2023.08); G01S 13/003 (2013.01); G01S 13/0209 (2013.01); A61B 2503/22 (2013.01); H04B 2201/71632 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining the position and vital signs of an occupant of a transportation vehicle and a transportation vehicle having a radio system and a control unit connected to the radio system. The method is based on channel impulse response (CIR) measurements and is performed using at least two UWB antennas during the operation of the transportation vehicle to determine a position and a vital sign of one or more occupants of the transportation vehicle.