Controller system for a vehicle occupant protection device

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2007-10-16

2007-10-16

Beaulieu, Y. (Department: 3661)

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

C701S036000, C180S271000, C340S438000, C280S734000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11035146

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a position of a head of a vehicle occupant from a plurality of images of a vehicle interior. Image data is translated from the plurality of images to produce a virtual side view image of the vehicle interior (162). A largest grouping of pixels in the side view image having values within a desired range is identified (164). The grouping includes a plurality of pixel columns. A contour including uppermost pixels of each pixel column is produced and peaks are located within the contour (166). The contour peaks are analyzed according to a heuristic voting algorithm to identify a peak location associated with the head of the vehicle occupant (172).

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