Patent №
US 9,604,588
Granted
2017-03-28
Filed 2015
Owner
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Lab
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AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14951538
A system comprises a controller for a vehicle. The controller comprises a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to make readings of an infrared sensor positioned to sense objects and motion in a rear passenger foot well. The controller determines if there is an object present in the foot well using the readings. The controller then determines if there is motion in the foot well using the readings. The controller then activates a knee bolster when motion is determined, and deactivates a knee bolster when motion is not determined.
AI classification
Ownership
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
assignment · 371370467
Assignors
RAO, MANOHARPRASAD K., CUDDIHY, MARK A., MCCOY, ROBERT WILLIAM
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.