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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Kamran Ali, Troy, MI (US);
Joseph Philip Mclaine, Troy, MI (US);
Sean Taylor Coughlin, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Nahel Eshaq, Rochester, MI (US);
Duane S. Carper, Davison, MI (US);
Lakshmi V. Thanayankizil, Troy, MI (US);
Zachary Lemons, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Bilal Charaf, Dearborn, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes Wi-Fi antennas positioned to focus on different regions of a vehicle, and a Wi-Fi sensor module. The Wi-Fi sensor module includes Wi-Fi sensor antennas in communication with the Wi-Fi antennas, a control module, a transceiver module in communication with the control module, and a switching device in communication with the control module and the transceiver module. The control module is configured to receive a sensing request for the vehicle, determine sensing requirements for the Wi-Fi sensor antennas based on the sensing request, control the switching device to sequentially connect the Wi-Fi sensor antennas to the transceiver module based on the sensing requirements, and control the transceiver module to sequentially transmit a Wi-Fi signal to one or more of the Wi-Fi antennas via each connected Wi-Fi sensor antenna. Other example vehicle systems and control methods for Wi-Fi sensing are also disclosed.