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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sai Prasanth Velusamy, Canton, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including an ultra-wide band (UWB) transceiver is disclosed. The UWB transceiver may be configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode. The UWB transceiver may be configured to perform phone-as-a-key (PaaK) localization in the first mode and radar sensing in the second mode. The vehicle may further include a processor configured to activate the UWB transceiver in the first mode. The processor may receive a trigger signal to switch the UWB transceiver from the first mode to the second mode. Responsive to receiving the trigger signal, the processor may cause the UWB transceiver to transmit a radar pulse signal and receive a radar response signal reflected from a target located inside the vehicle. Based on the response signal, the processor may determine a sitting area profile and an occupant presence on a sitting area, and perform sitting area adjustment.