US 12,420,728 B2
Vehicle having pet detection and control
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US); and Clara Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/327,509.
Prior Publication US 2024/0399986 A1, Dec. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 16/037 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 16/037 (2013.01) [G06V 20/59 (2022.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a cabin interior;
one or more sensors located on the vehicle and configured to capture images of the cabin interior and generate sensor outputs;
one or more powered windows configured to be controlled between open and closed positions; and
a controller processing the sensor outputs of the one or more sensors and one or more pet profiles and detecting a pet in the cabin interior and a size of the pet based on the sensor outputs and the one or more pet profiles, the controller further determining a location of the pet in the cabin interior and controlling the one or more powered windows to control a window opening size based on the size of the pet and the determined location of the pet.