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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Drobny, Heilbronn, DE;
Ruediger Giesel, Stuttgart, DE;
Rene Wolf, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Hermann Maier, Markgroeningen, DE;
Reiner Marchthaler, Gingen, DE;
Ralf Henne, Sachsenheim, DE;
Thomas Lich, Schwaikheim, DE;
Frank Mack, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/200 ; G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/200 ; G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method and a device are for evaluating sensor signals from a seat mat in a vehicle seat, the signals functioning to characterize the sensors in the seat mat as active and inactive. In this manner, a linear evaluation method is performed to make possible a weight classification of passengers situated on the vehicle seat. For this purpose, a seat profile is generated using the active and inactive sensors.