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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Heba Abdallah, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Ryan Joseph Gorski, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for monitoring an object in a compartment of a vehicle. The method includes generating, via a time-of-flight sensor, a point cloud representing the compartment of the vehicle. The point cloud includes three-dimensional positional information of the compartment. The method further includes determining, via processing circuitry in communication to the time-of-flight sensor, a shape of the object based on the point cloud. The method further includes classifying the object as an occupant based on the shape. The method further includes identifying a body segment of the occupant. The method further includes comparing the body segment to target keypoints corresponding to a target attribute for the body segment. The method further includes determining a condition of the occupant based on the comparison of the body segment to the target keypoints. The method further includes generating an output based on the determined condition.