Passenger compartment mapping and control
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorNICHOLAS BRIAN HANSEN
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Abstract
Examples of the disclosure relate to example devices and methods for generating a map of a vehicle’s passenger compartment and controlling features of the vehicle based on the map. An example vehicle with a passenger compartment mapping system includes one or more sensors to capture sensor data, which includes depth data for a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The system also includes one or more processors to generate a passenger compartment map from the sensor data, and control one or more subsystems of the vehicle based on the passenger compartment map.
Claims20
A vehicle with a passenger compartment mapping system, comprising:
- one or more sensors to capture sensor data comprising depth data for a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- and
- one or more processors to:
- generate a passenger compartment map from the sensor data;
- and
- control one or more subsystems of the vehicle based on the passenger compartment map.
A method of operating a vehicle, comprising:
- capturing sensor data from one or more sensors disposed in a vehicle, wherein the sensor data comprises depth data for a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- generating a passenger compartment map from the sensor data, wherein the passenger compartment map comprises the depth data, and detected passenger positions and orientations;
- and
- controlling one or more subsystems of the vehicle based on the passenger compartment map.
A system for mapping a passenger compartment mapping of a vehicle, comprising:
- one or more sensors to capture sensor data comprising depth data for a passenger compartment of the vehicle;
- and
- one or more processors to:
- generate a passenger compartment map from the sensor data;
- and
- control one or more subsystems of the vehicle based on the passenger compartment map.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.