Vehicle having imaging device for driver and window monitoring

A vehicle comprising:

• a cabin interior;
• a roof extending over the cabin interior;
• a driver seat configured to hold a driver;
• a power window comprising a moonroof or sunroof located in the vehicle roof, the window having a movable panel actuatable between open and closed positions;
• an actuator to power the window between the open and closed positions;
• a noise sensor located in the cabin interior for sensing noise level within the cabin interior;
• a single imaging device located forward of the driver seat oriented to capture a face of the driver in the cabin interior and at least a portion of the movable panel of the window;
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• a controller processing the images, wherein the controller determines one or more characteristics of the face of the driver and determines a state of the driver based on the one or more characteristics of the face of the driver, wherein the controller further processes the images to monitor a position of the movable panel, wherein the controller monitors the sensed noise level and controls the actuator to move the movable panel between the open and closed positions based on the monitored noise level, wherein the movable panel is moved toward the closed position when the sensed noise level exceeds a threshold value, and wherein the controller actuates the movable panel toward the open position when the sensed noise level is less than the threshold.

A method of monitoring a seated driver and window position on a vehicle with an imaging device, the method comprising:

• capturing images of at least a portion of a vehicle driver with a single imaging device located within a cabin interior of the vehicle, the captured images including a movable panel of the movable window comprising a moonroof or sunroof in a roof of the vehicle;
• processing the captured images from the single imaging device with an image processor;
• determining one or more facial characteristics of a driver seated in the seat based on the captured images;
• determining a state of the driver based on the determined one or more characteristics of the driver;
• processing the captured images from the single imaging device to determine a position of the movable panel;
• generating an output indicative of the position of the movable panel;
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• sensing noise level within the cabin interior with a noise sensor;
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• controlling movement of the moveable panel based at least in part on the position of the moveable panel by controlling an actuator to move the movable panel between open and closed positions based on the sensed noise level, wherein the actuator moves the movable panel towards the closed position when the sensed noise level exceeds a threshold and moves the movable panel toward the open position when the sensed noise level is less than the threshold.