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US 12,570,239 B2Granted
Security system for a vehicle
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorJoel C. Zeller
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Abstract
A security system for a vehicle includes at least one ultrawide band sensor configured to be mounted to the vehicle, to detect a presence of an authorization device in a vicinity of the vehicle, and to monitor a height of the vehicle from a ground surface, wherein the authorization device enables a user to access the vehicle.
Claims11
A security system for a vehicle, the security system comprising:
- an ultrawide band sensor mounted to an underbody portion of the vehicle, the ultrawide band sensor configured both to communicate with an authorization device, and to determine a distance between the vehicle and a ground surface by transmitting ultrawide band pulses toward the ground surface and detecting reflections therefrom, wherein the authorization device facilitates authentication of a user and enables the user to access an interior of the vehicle;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the ultrawide band sensor and configured to:
- determine a first distance value corresponding to the distance between the vehicle and the ground surface upon parking of the vehicle,
- monitor the distance between the vehicle and the ground surface,
- determine a presence of the authorization device in the vicinity of the vehicle based on input from the ultrawide band sensor, and
- generate an alert when the authorization device is not present in the vicinity of the vehicle and the distance between the underbody of the vehicle and the ground surface changes more than a predefined value from the first distance value.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle access control system configured to allow authorized users to access an interior of the vehicle based at least partially on detection of an authorization device;
- an ultrawide band sensor mounted to an underbody portion of the vehicle and configured both to communicate with the authorization device and to monitor a height of the vehicle relative to the ground surface by transmitting UWB pulses toward the ground surface and detecting reflections therefrom;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the ultrawide band sensor and configured to:
- determine a first height of the vehicle relative to the ground surface upon parking of the vehicle based on input received from the ultrawide band sensor,
- monitor the height of the vehicle relative to the ground surface,
- determine a presence of the authorization device in the vicinity of the vehicle based on input from the ultrawide band sensor, and
- generate an alert when the authorization device is not present in the vicinity of the vehicle and the height of the vehicle relative to the ground surface changes more than a predefined amount from the first height.
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A method for monitoring a vehicle, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by an ultrawide band sensor mounted to an underbody portion of the vehicle, a distance between the underbody of the vehicle and a ground surface by transmitting ultrawide band pulses toward the ground surface and detecting reflections therefrom;
- monitoring, by the same ultrawide band sensor, for a presence of an authorization device in a vicinity of the vehicle, wherein the authorization device enables an authorized user to access an interior of the vehicle;
- determining, by a controller, a change in the distance of between the underbody of the vehicle and the ground surface, when the vehicle is parked;
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- generating, by the controller, an alert when the change in the distance between the underbody of the vehicle and the ground surface is above a predefined value and the authorization device is not in the vicinity of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.