Methods and systems for monitoring vehicle occupants using infrared and other sensors are disclosed. The systems may use infrared sensor data to identify each vehicle occupant using biometric signatures (such as heartbeat or facial recognition). Vehicle occupant characteristics may be determined that include skeletal characteristics of the occupants. Further monitoring of the occupants using sensor data may occur until an abnormal situation is detected. Abnormal situations may include medical emergencies, driver impairment, security threats, or similar situations requiring correcting action. The system may then determine and implement an appropriate response to the abnormal situation. Such responses may include generating alerts, adjusting vehicle environmental controls, taking control of operation of the vehicle (such as an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle), or initiating wireless communication with an outside party, such as an emergency service.


    Access

    Download


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Vehicle occupant monitoring using infrared imaging


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2018-12-25


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    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 / G08B SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS , Signalisier- oder Rufsysteme / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze



    Vehicle Occupant Monitoring Using Infrared Imaging

    O'FLAHERTY SETH / MAHAFFEY SEAN / KUMAR AYUSH et al. | European Patent Office | 2021

    Free access

    Vehicle occupant monitoring using infrared imaging

    O'FLAHERTY SETH / MAHAFFEY SEAN / KUMAR AYUSH et al. | European Patent Office | 2018

    Free access

    WINDSHIELD-REFLECTED INFRARED IMAGING OF VEHICLE OCCUPANT

    JUNGMANN LUCAS / ECKSTEIN HANS-CHRISTOPH / MURAD MOHANNAD et al. | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    WINDSHIELD-REFLECTED INFRARED IMAGING OF VEHICLE OCCUPANT

    JUNGMANN LUCAS / ECKSTEIN HANS-CHRISTOPH / MURAD MOHANNAD et al. | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access

    VEHICLE OCCUPANT MONITORING

    BRANDENBURG UWE / EDER OLIVER / GRÖSCH LOTHAR | European Patent Office | 2017

    Free access