A system and method for detecting seatbelt positioning includes capturing, by a camera, a near infrared (NIR) image of an occupant, applying a median filter to the NIR image to remove glints; converting the NIR image to a black-and-white image, scanning across the black-and-white (B/W) image to detect a plurality of transitions between black and white segments corresponding to stripes extending lengthwise along a length of the seatbelt, and using detections of the plurality of transitions to indicate a detection of the seatbelt. Converting the NIR image to the black-and-white image may include using a localized binary threshold to determine whether a given pixel in the B/W image should be black or white based on whether a corresponding source pixel within the NIR image is brighter than an average of nearby pixels within a predetermined distance of the corresponding source pixel.


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    Title :

    SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETECT PROPER SEATBELT USAGE AND DISTANCE


    Additional title:

    SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG DER KORREKTEN SICHERHEITSGURTBENUTZUNG UND -ENTFERNUNG
    SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE DÉTECTION D'UNE UTILISATION ET D'UNE DISTANCE DE CEINTURE DE SÉCURITÉ CORRECTES


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    Publication date :

    2024-04-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR



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