3D detection system for in-cabin automotive ergonomics
AssigneeGentex Corporation
InventorGuy Raz
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Abstract
A monitoring system for a vehicle includes an imaging device configured to capture a first image type and a second image type. A first illumination source is configured to emit a flood illumination captured by the imaging device in the first image type. A second illumination source is configured to emit an illumination pattern captured by the imaging device in the second image type. A processor is configured to extract a 2D skeletal representation of a vehicle occupant from the first image type and extrapolate a 3D skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant. The processor is further configured to generate at least one of a communication to the vehicle occupant to change a posture or a signal to a vehicle control system to move at least one of a position of a seat or a position of a steering wheel.
Claims20
A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first imaging device configured to capture a first image type and a second imaging device configured to capture a second image type in a sequence with the first image type;
- a first illumination source configured to emit a flood illumination captured by the first imaging device in the first image type;
- a second illumination source configured to emit an illumination pattern captured by the second imaging device in the second image type;
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- at least one processor configured to:
- extract a 2-dimensional (“2D”) skeletal representation of a vehicle occupant from the first image type;
- measure a depth of the 2D skeletal representation with the second image type;
- extrapolate a 3-dimensional (“3D”) skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant;
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- based on a posture of the vehicle occupant, generate at least one of a communication to the vehicle occupant to change the posture or a signal to a vehicle control system to move at least one of a position of a seat or a position of a steering wheel.
A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising:
- a rearview mirror assembly including a housing and a display located within the housing;
- at least one imaging device located in the housing and configured to capture a first image type and a second image type;
- the first image type including a 2-dimensional (“2D”) capture of a flood illumination on a vehicle occupant;
- the second image type including depth information of the vehicle occupant;
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- at least one processor configured to:
- extract a 2-dimensional (“2D”) skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant from the first image type;
- measure a depth of the 2D skeletal representation with the depth information;
- extrapolate a 3-dimensional (“3D”) skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant;
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- generate at least one of a communication on the display to the vehicle occupant to change a posture or a signal to a vehicle control system to move at least one of a position of a seat or a position of a steering wheel.
A monitoring system for a vehicle comprising:
- at least one imaging device configured to capture a first image type and a second image type in a sequence;
- a first illumination source configured to emit a flood illumination captured by the at least one imaging device in the first image type;
- a second illumination source including an optical lens including at least one of a collimation element or a diffractive element, the second illumination source configured to emit an illumination pattern captured by the at least one imaging device in the second image type;
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- at least one processor configured to:
- extract a 2-dimensional (“2D”) skeletal representation of a vehicle occupant from the first image type;
- measure a depth of the 2D skeletal representation with the second image type;
- extrapolate a 3-dimensional (“3D”) skeletal representation of the vehicle occupant;
- recognize an orthopedic identifier related to a poor posture;
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- generate at least one of a communication to the vehicle occupant to change the poor posture or a signal to a vehicle control system to adjust least one of a seat or a steering wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.