Motor vehicle occupant sensing systems

Details Motor vehicle occupant sensing systems Motor vehicle occupant sensing systems

1998-08-28

2000-01-11

Nguyen, Tan

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

701 46, 280735, 180272, B60R 2132

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060146028

ABSTRACT:
A roof-mounted passenger position sensor array of capacitive coupling passenger position sensors, to determine position and motion of a passenger by analysis of distances of the passenger to the various sensors of the array and analysis of the changes of distances with time.

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