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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Faurecia Sièges D'automobile, Nanterre, FR;
Samuel Baudu, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Mamadou Balde, Morigny-Champigny, FR;
Stéphane Le Roux, Lardy, FR;
Mohamed Rouchou, Juvisy sur Orges, FR;
FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre, FR;
Abstract
A method for detecting a rotation of part of the trunk of an occupant seated on a seat of a vehicle. The method includes: triggering a measurement of capacitance values; successively determining, from the measured capacitance values, a first stationary posture of the occupant during a first stationary period, a movement of part of the trunk of the occupant, and a second stationary posture of the occupant during a second stationary period; and calculating, for each capacitive sensor, the variation between the capacitance values measured during the first stationary period and the capacitance values measured during the second stationary period. If the variation calculated for the capacitive sensors is within ranges of capacitance values defined for the capacitive sensors, generating a detection signal.