Vehicle seat with integrated sensors

An occupant support system comprising an electronics system for a vehicle seat, the electronics system comprising

• a sensor system configured to obtain sensor data from an occupant of the seat, wherein the sensor system is configured to obtain at least a portion of the sensor data from the occupant through at least one impeding barrier, the sensor data comprising occupant data associated with the occupant of the seat and
• a computer coupled to the sensor system, the computer comprising processing means for processing the sensor data including occupant data received from the occupant and configured to perform a predetermined action using the occupant data,
• wherein the sensor system comprises
• a first sensor coupled to the seat in a first location and configured to provide a first sensor signal and
• a second sensor coupled to the seat in spaced-apart relation to the first sensor to provide a second sensor signal, the first and second sensors cooperate to sense at least one physiological attribute of the occupant through the at least one impeding barrier, and the first and second sensors are configured to communicate to the computer the first and second sensor signals,
• wherein the computer is further configured to determine a reliability associated with each sensor signal, compare reliability of each sensor signal, and use one or more sensor signals having reliability greater than a predetermined value to provide at least the portion of the sensor data and
• wherein the computer is further configured to compare the first and second sensor signals to provide derivative information included in the occupant data.