US 12,450,941 B2
Systems and methods for managing occupant interaction using depth information
Ryan Joseph Gorski, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/122,317.
Prior Publication US 2024/0312247 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01)
CPC G06V 40/168 (2022.01) [G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30201 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for managing occupant interaction with components of a vehicle, the method comprising:
generating, via a time-of-flight sensor, a point cloud representing a compartment of the vehicle, the point cloud including three-dimensional positional information about the compartment;
identifying at least one body segment of a user based on the point cloud;
determining, via processing circuitry in communication with the time-of-flight sensor, a position of at least one feature of the at least one body segment;
calculating an orientation of the at least one body segment based on the at least one feature;
estimating an intended task of the user based on the orientation of the at least one body segment; and
generating, via the processing circuitry, a response signal in response to estimation of the intended task.