US 12,269,423 B2
Vehicle having imaging device for pet detection and control
Lawrence Amadi, Nottingham, MD (US); Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US); and Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Brighton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/571,646.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219527 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2014.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 25/25 (2013.01) [B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/305 (2013.01); E05B 81/64 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G06V 20/58 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G06V 40/25 (2022.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a plurality of imaging sensors, including one or more interior imaging sensors and one or more exterior imaging sensors, located on the vehicle and oriented to capture images;
memory storing one or more pet profiles matched to bone structures of potential authorized pets; and
a controller processing the captured images to detect a pet and a position of the pet inside or outside the vehicle and determining a bone structure of the pet from the captured images by estimating the bone structure extending through front legs and rear legs and across the body of the detected pet, the bone structure including a shape and a length of each of the components of the front legs and rear legs and the body of the pet, and comparing the bone structure to the one or more pet profiles to detect that the detected pet is an authorized pet based on the bone structure, the controller further determining a state of activity of the pet including at least one of the pet pawing at a door, the pet panting, the pet shivering and the pet anxious and excited, the controller controlling one or more vehicle related features based on the detected authorized pet, the location of the detected authorized pet, and the state of activity of the pet, wherein the one or more vehicle related features comprises one or more of movement of the door, movement of a vehicle window, temperature within the vehicle, and movement of a running board.