The techniques of this disclosure relate to a vehicle occupancy-monitoring system (10). The system (10) includes a controller circuit (12) that receives occupant data (14) from an occupancy-monitoring sensor (16) of a vehicle (18). The controller circuit (12) determines an occupancy status (20) of respective seats in a cabin of the vehicle (18) based on the occupancy-monitoring sensor (16). The controller circuit (12) indicates the occupancy status (20) of the respective seats on a display (22) located in a field of view of occupants of the vehicle (18). The display (22) is integral to one of a roof light module, a door panel, or a headliner of the cabin. The system (10) can improve passenger safety by alerting the operator and other occupants about the occupancy status (20) of the passengers.
VEHICLE OCCUPANCY-MONITORING SYSTEM
FAHRZEUGBELEGUNGSÜBERWACHUNGSSYSTEM
SYSTÈME DE SURVEILLANCE D'OCCUPATION DE VÉHICULE
2023-03-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |