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Patent No.:

US 12589709 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 16, 2023

Systems and methods of adjustable component management for a vehicle

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);

Heba Abdallah, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vichit Chea

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Lindsay M Low

Assistant Examiner:

Brian R Kirby

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06V 10/34 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/01538 (2014.10); B60R 21/16 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06T 7/521 (2017.01); G06V 10/34 (2022.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); B60R 2021/01231 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20044 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30196 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30268 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for managing adjustments for a component of a vehicle includes a time-of-flight sensor configured to generate a point cloud representing a compartment of the vehicle. The system further includes an actuator configured to adjust the component of the vehicle. The system further includes processing circuitry in communication with the time-of-flight sensor and the actuator. The processing circuitry configured to detect an occupant in a seat of the vehicle based on the point cloud, define a first portion of the point cloud corresponding to the occupant and a second portion of the point cloud corresponding to the seat of the vehicle, calculate a volume of the occupant based on the first portion of the point cloud, estimate a bodyweight of the occupant based on the volume, and communicate an instruction to adjust the component of the vehicle in response to the estimation of the bodyweight.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Ghannam, Mahmoud. (2026). Systems and methods of adjustable component management for a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 12589709). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12589709

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