Method for determining occupancy inside a motor vehicle
AssigneeValeo Comfort and Driving Assistance
InventorsLiangbin Xiang, Tarek Kasmieh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for determining occupancy inside a motor vehicle using a presence sensor. The method includes periodically determining the occupancy and determining a value representative of a quantity of vibration of the vehicle. The method also includes suspending the periodic determination of the occupancy. The suspension is triggered on the basis of the value representative of the quantity of vibration.
Claims15
A method for determining occupancy inside a motor vehicle using a presence sensor,
- the method comprising:
- periodically determining the occupancy;
- determining a value representative of a quantity of vibration of the vehicle;
- wherein the method further comprises suspending the periodic determination of the occupancy,
- wherein the suspension is triggered on the basis of the value representative of a quantity of vibration.
A system for determining occupancy inside a motor vehicle, the system comprising:
- a presence sensor adapted for periodically determining the occupancy;
- a vibration sensor adapted for determining a value representative of a quantity of vibration of the vehicle;
- a computer connected to the presence sensor and to the vibration sensor;
- wherein the computer is programmed to suspend the periodic determination of the occupancy on the basis of the value representative of a quantity of vibration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.