US 11,772,645 B2
System for predicting a door opening event for a side door of a vehicle
Mohammad Naserian, Windsor (CA); Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI (US); Norman J. Weigert, Whitby (CA); Fan Bai, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Vivek Vijaya Kumar, Shelby Township, MI (US); and Akram M. Abdel-Rahman, Ajax (CA)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/586,998.
Prior Publication US 2023/0242106 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 30/095 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01)
CPC B60W 30/0956 (2013.01) [B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/0097 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2510/06 (2013.01); B60W 2540/043 (2020.02); B60W 2554/80 (2020.02); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/54 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for predicting a door opening event of a vehicle, wherein the system comprises:
an identity recognition device associated with an individual occupant profile, wherein the identity recognition device links the individual occupant profile to one or more occupants located within the vehicle;
one or more controllers in electronic communication with the identity recognition device, wherein the one or more controllers store one or more individual occupant profiles in memory of the one or more controllers that includes historical occupant behavior exhibited by the one or more occupants associated with the identity recognition device, wherein the one or more controllers execute instructions to:
determine a predetermined condition has occurred, wherein the predetermined condition indicates the vehicle is undergoing a potential engine off event;
in response to determining the predetermined condition has occurred, calculate a gear position probability value that starts at zero and increases as a first amount of time elapses, wherein a rate at which the gear position probability value increases as the first amount of time elapses is based on the historical occupant behavior included with the individual occupant profile associated with the identity recognition device;
receive a transmission signal, wherein the transmission signal indicates a gear position of the vehicle is shifted to Park;
in response to receiving the transmission signal, determine an engine off probability value that starts at zero and increases as a second amount of time elapses, wherein a rate at which the engine off probability value increases as the second amount of time elapses is based on the historical occupant behavior associated with the identity recognition device; and
determine a door opening event probability value based on at least the gear position probability value and the engine off probability value.