US 11,787,397 B2
Vehicle cargo management systems
Aaron Gould, Detroit, MI (US); Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US); and David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/153,349.
Prior Publication US 2022/0227356 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 30/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC B60W 30/08 (2013.01) [B60W 50/14 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01); B60W 2420/42 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2422/95 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cargo management system for a vehicle, comprising:
a sensor system adapted to detect an item of cargo located on the vehicle; and
a control module in electronic communication with the sensor system and configured to estimate a distance the item of cargo extends beyond a perimeter of the vehicle and compare the estimated distance with a cargo-related regulation to confirm compliance of the item of cargo with the cargo-related regulation,
wherein the cargo-related regulation includes a regulation established by a country, state/province, or local municipality associated with a location of the vehicle,
wherein the control module is further configured to monitor for a positional change of the item of cargo during movement of the vehicle by comparing a current position of the item of cargo with a previously captured image of the item of cargo.