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Patent No.:

US 12518547 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2023

3d detection system for in-cabin automotive ergonomics

Applicant:

Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);

Inventor:

Guy Raz, Binyamina, IL;

Assignee:

GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Price Heneveld LLP

Brian James Brewer

Primary Examiner:

Long T Tran

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/56 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B62D 1/06 (2006.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/59 (2022.01); B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/56 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); B62D 1/065 (2013.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10048 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10152 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01);
Abstract

A monitoring system for a vehicle includes an imaging device configured to capture a first image type and a second image type. A first illumination source is configured to emit a flood illumination captured by the imaging device in the first image type. A second illumination source is configured to emit an illumination pattern captured by the imaging device in the second image type. A processor is configured to extract a 2D skeletal representation of a vehicle occupant from the first image type and extrapolate a 3D skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant. The processor is further configured to generate at least one of a communication to the vehicle occupant to change a posture or a signal to a vehicle control system to move at least one of a position of a seat or a position of a steering wheel.

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