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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2014
Tk Holdings Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Michael Robert Tabaczynski, Northville, MI (US);
Jeffrey Scott Bennett, Brownstown, MI (US);
Phillip B. Maguire, Royal Oak, MI (US);
TK HOLDINGS INC., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A classification system for determining the occupancy state of a seat of a vehicle. The classification system includes a first sensing electrode located in a back portion of the seat and a second sensing electrode located in a base portion of the seat. The system includes a measurement circuit configured to measure a first property associated with the first sensing electrode and a second property associated with the second electrode. A controller is configured to send an occupancy signal indicative of the occupancy state of the seat based on the measured properties associated with the first and second sensing electrodes. The controller may be configured to send the occupancy signal to a Seat Belt Reminder (SBR) system.