US 12,304,429 B2
Vehicle sensor control for optimized monitoring
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Brendan Francis Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Timothy John Zuraw, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,636.
Prior Publication US 2023/0219529 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/40 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/403 (2013.01) [B60R 25/31 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor programmed to:
transition a vehicle from an ON state to a minimal power state based on receiving a request, wherein an internal sensor monitors a passenger cabin and an external sensor is selectively activated upon transitioning to the minimal power state;
upon detecting a user departing the passenger cabin of the vehicle via data from the internal sensor, determine a pose of the user based on data from at least one of the internal sensor and the external sensor;
determine a field of view and a distance from a vehicle door of a user based on data from at least one of the internal sensor and the external sensor;
determine a classification for the vehicle door based on the pose, wherein the classification is monitored when the door is within the field of view of the user and within a distance threshold of the user, and otherwise is unmonitored; and
activate the external sensor to monitor the vehicle door based on the classification being unmonitored;
wherein the internal sensor is disposed within the passenger cabin and has a field of view including the passenger cabin, and the external sensor is disposed outside of the passenger cabin and has a field of view including the vehicle door.