US 12,459,456 B2
Multi-sensor body measurement detection and restraint control
Caroline Chung, Royal Oak, MI (US); Matthew Parker, Nashua, NH (US); Varun Garg, Winchester, MA (US); and Riley Paxton, Pontiac, MI (US)
Assigned to MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed by MAGNA ELECTRONICS, LLC, Southfield, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/411,530.
Prior Publication US 2025/0229739 A1, Jul. 17, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 21/015 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/01538 (2014.10) [B60N 2/0025 (2023.08); B60R 21/01552 (2014.10); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An occupant classification system of a vehicle, comprising:
a camera measurement module configured to determine one or more first measurements of an occupant of a seat within a passenger cabin of the vehicle based on an image captured using a camera within the passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a radar measurement module configured to determine one or more second measurements of the occupant of the seat within the passenger cabin of the vehicle based on radar signals from a radar sensor within the passenger cabin of the vehicle;
a measurement module configured to determine one or more third measurements of the occupant of the seat within the passenger cabin based on at least one of:
the one or more first measurements of the occupant of the seat; and
the one or more second measurements of the occupant of the seat; and
an actuator control module configured to selectively actuate an actuator of a restraint associated with the seat based on the one or more third measurements of the occupant of the seat,
wherein the measurement module is configured to determine the one or more third measurements of the occupant of the seat based on both of the one or more first measurements and the one or more second measurements.