US 12,457,428 B2
Dynamic airbag deployment system using camera thermal management
Erick Lavoie, Van Buren Township, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/490,889.
Prior Publication US 2025/0133302 A1, Apr. 24, 2025
Int. Cl. H04N 23/951 (2023.01); B60R 21/01 (2006.01); B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60R 21/16 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/951 (2023.01) [B60R 21/01538 (2014.10); B60R 21/16 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/52 (2023.01); B60R 2021/01211 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A camera control system of a vehicle, comprising:
a camera within a passenger cabin of the vehicle and configured to capture images including an occupant of a seat within the passenger cabin;
an overheat module configured to, using a thermal model of the camera, determine a period from a present time when a temperature of the camera is expected to become greater than a predetermined temperature and shut down; and
a frame rate module configured to set a frame rate of the camera based on the period,
wherein the camera is configured to capture images at the frame rate.