Apparatus and method for detecting an object in a vehicle
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorsEung Hwan Kim, Seul Ki Jeon, Hui Won Shin
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for detecting an object in a vehicle may monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door. The apparatus and method operate an interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked. The interior detecting sensor of the vehicle operates in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected. Thus, an infant in the vehicle may be quickly and accurately detected, and an intruder in the vehicle may be detected for a long period of time using low power.
Claims20
An apparatus for detecting an object in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect movement of the object positioned in an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to
- monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door,
- operate the sensor in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked, and
- operate the sensor in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,
- wherein, when the sensor operates in the infant detecting mode, the controller is further configured to:
- set a detection intensity of the sensor to a maximum detection intensity;
- set a detection period of the sensor to a shortest detection period;
- and
- set a detection speed of the sensor to a maximum speed.
A method of detecting an object in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by a controller, start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door;
- operating, by the controller, an interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked;
- and
- operating, by the controller, the interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,
- wherein operating the interior detecting sensor of the vehicle in the infant detecting mode includes:
- setting a detection intensity of the interior detecting sensor to a maximum detection intensity;
- setting a detection period of the interior detecting sensor to a shortest detection period;
- and
- setting a detection speed of the interior detecting sensor to a maximum speed.
An apparatus for detecting an object in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect movement of the object positioned in an interior of the vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to
- monitor start-up of the vehicle and a state of a door,
- operate the sensor in an infant detecting mode when an engine of the vehicle is turned off and the door is locked, and
- operate the sensor in an intrusion detecting mode when no infant is detected,
- wherein, when the sensor operates in the intrusion detecting mode, the controller is further configured to:
- set a detection intensity of the sensor to a minimum detection intensity;
- set a detection period of the sensor to a longest detection period;
- and
- set a detection speed of the sensor to a minimum speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.