A vehicle occupant posture detection (OPD) system, including: a measuring device (23) coupled to a seat back (16) of a seat (12) of a vehicle and adapted to determine an angle (α) between a Z-axis and a torso line (18) of an occupant (10) seated in the seat (12) by measuring an angle of the seat back (16); a measuring device (24) coupled to a seat bottom (14) of the seat (12) of the vehicle and adapted to determine an angle (β) between the Z-axis and a femoral line (20) of the occupant (10) seated in the seat (12) by measuring an angle of the seat bottom (14); and means (26) for receiving and using the determined values of α and β to determine an angle (ϕ) between the torso line (18) and the femoral line (20) of the occupant (10) seated in the seat (12) and thereby characterize a posture state of the occupant (10) seated in the seat (12).


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    Title :

    VEHICLE OCCUPANT POSTURE DETECTION


    Additional title:

    FAHRZEUGINSASSENHALTUNGSDETEKTION
    DÉTECTION DE LA POSTURE DE L'OCCUPANT D'UN VÉHICULE


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    Publication date :

    2021-12-01


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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