In-cabin temperature monitoring for child presence detection applications
AssigneeVeoneer US, Inc.
InventorsMehmet Fatih Yilmaz, Thomas Herbert
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a radar component and a temperature sensor. The radar component may be configured to detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and determine an age range of the person detected. The temperature sensor may be configured to determine an ambient temperature in the vehicle and operate independently from a heating and cooling system of the vehicle. The apparatus may be configured to operate when the vehicle is turned off. A processor may be configured to determine an urgency level in response to the age range of the person detected and the ambient temperature. The processor may be configured to generate escalating actions in response to the urgency level.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a radar component configured to (i) detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and (ii) determine an age range of said person detected;
- and
- a temperature sensor configured to determine an ambient temperature in said vehicle, wherein
- (a) said apparatus is configured to operate when said vehicle is turned off,
- (b) a processor is configured to determine an urgency level in response to (i) said age range of said person detected and (ii) said ambient temperature,
- (c) said processor is configured to generate escalating actions in response to said urgency level, and
- (d) said urgency level comprises (i) a first level when said age range of said person corresponds to a child and said ambient temperature is (1) below an upper threshold and increasing at a low rate or (2) above a lower threshold and decreasing at said low rate, (ii) a second level when said age range of said person corresponds to said child and said ambient temperature is (1) below said upper threshold and increasing at a high rate or (2) above said lower threshold and decreasing at said high rate, and (iii) a third level when said age range of said person corresponds to said child and said ambient temperature is (1) above said upper threshold or (2) below said lower threshold.
An apparatus comprising:
- a radar component configured to (i) detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and (ii) determine an age range of said person detected;
- and
- a temperature sensor configured to determine an ambient temperature in said vehicle, wherein
- (a) said apparatus is configured to operate when said vehicle is turned off,
- (b) a processor is configured to determine an urgency level in response to (i) said age range of said person detected and (ii) said ambient temperature,
- (c) said processor is configured to generate escalating actions in response to said urgency level, and
- (d) said urgency level comprises (i) a first level when ambient temperature is above a lower threshold and decreasing at a low rate, (ii) a second level when said ambient temperature is above said lower threshold and decreasing at a high rate and (iii) a third level when said ambient temperature is below said lower threshold.
An apparatus comprising:
- a radar component configured to (i) detect a presence of a person in a vehicle and (ii) determine an age range of said person detected;
- and
- a temperature sensor configured to determine an ambient temperature in said vehicle, wherein
- (a) said apparatus is configured to operate when said vehicle is turned off,
- (b) a processor is configured to determine an urgency level in response to (i) said age range of said person detected and (ii) said ambient temperature,
- (c) said processor is configured to generate escalating actions in response to said urgency level, and
- (d) said urgency level comprises (i) a first level when said ambient temperature is below an upper threshold and increasing at a low rate, (ii) a second level when said ambient temperature is below said upper threshold and increasing at a high rate and (iii) a third level when said ambient temperature is above said upper threshold.
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