Electronic harness check system

A method of operating a child safety seat, comprising:

• measuring a position of a headrest of the child safety seat with a headrest position sensor of a seat monitoring system;
• determining that the child safety seat is occupied with an occupancy sensor of the seat monitoring system;
• determining with the seat monitoring system that the position of the headrest satisfies headrest specifications for an occupant;
• sensing tension of one or more belts of a harness with one or more tension sensors of the seat monitoring system;
• detecting buckling of a buckle of the harness with a buckle sensor of the seat monitoring system;
• and
• tightening the belts of the harness until proper tension is reached.

A system, comprising:

• a seat monitoring system configured to monitor status of a child safety seat;
• wherein the seat monitoring system includes one or more sensors configured to sense the status of the child safety seat;
• wherein the seat monitoring system includes an output device to provide the status of the child safety seat;
• a processor being operatively connected to the sensors;
• wherein the sensors include a headrest position sensor configured to determine position of a headrest of the child safety seat;
• wherein the headrest position sensor is configured to send the position of the headrest to the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to compare the position of the headrest to a specified position;
• wherein the processor is configured to determine the specified position for the headrest based on biometric information of an occupant of the child safety seat;
• wherein the sensor includes an occupancy sensor configured to determine if the occupant is sitting in the child safety seat;
• wherein the sensors include a buckle sensor configured to sense buckling status of a buckle of the child safety seat;
• wherein the sensors include one or more tension sensors configured to sense tension of a harness of the child safety seat;
• wherein the seat monitoring system includes a motor configured to adjust tension of the harness;
• wherein the motor is configured to tighten the harness when the buckle is buckled and the occupancy sensor detects an occupant;
• and
• wherein the motor is configured to tighten one or more belts of the harness until proper tension is reached.

A system, comprising:

• a seat monitoring system configured to monitor status of a child safety seat;
• wherein the seat monitoring system includes one or more sensors configured to sense the status of the child safety seat;
• wherein the seat monitoring system includes an output device to provide the status of the child safety seat;
• a processor being operatively connected to the sensors;
• wherein the sensors include a headrest position sensor configured to determine position of a headrest of the child safety seat;
• wherein the headrest position sensor is configured to send the position of the headrest to the processor;
• wherein the processor is configured to compare the position of the headrest to a specified position;
• wherein the processor is configured to determine the specified position for the headrest based on biometric information of an occupant of the child safety seat;
• and
• wherein the output device is configured to display a negative indicator when the position of the headrest is different from the specified position.