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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Siddhartha Gupta, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Sean T. Coughlin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Maria Del Mar Davila, Clawson, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A target tracking system for use in a vehicle interior of a motor vehicle includes a target sensor and an electronic control unit (ECU). The target sensor, e.g., a red, green, blue (RGB) camera, RGB-infrared, or RGB-depth (RGBD) camera, is situated in the vehicle interior and outputs a sensor data stream of a seat surface. The ECU includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is recorded instructions, execution of which by the processor causes the ECU to receive the sensor data stream of the seat surface and segment the sensor data stream into an output file. The ECU also detects a target on the seat surface using the output file, such as a child restraint system, and classifies the target into a target class. The ECU then executes a control action in response to the target class.