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Arrangement for recognising the type of occupation of a vehicle seat
Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
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Filing: 1996-05-03
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2016-05-03
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement, having at least one motion sensor in the vehicle seat, detects with a high reliability whether or not the vehicle seat is occupied by a person. For this purpose, the sensor output signal is analyzed into multiple signal components by frequency selection, and decision-making criterion for occupancy or non-occupancy of the vehicle seat by a passenger is formed by comparing the frequency-selective signal components.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Kursawe
- 👤 Helmut Flaig
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:44
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60N; B60N2/00; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/01; B60R21/015; B60R21/01512; B60N2/002; B60N2/0021; B60N2/0035; B60N2210/00; B60N2210/40; B60N2210/48; B60N2230/00; B60N2230/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An arrangement for detecting a type of occupancy of a vehicle seat, comprising: at least one sensor responding to movements of one of a passenger and an object occupying the vehicle seat, the at least one sensor generating a sensor output signal; means for decomposing the sensor output signal into a plurality of signal components, each of the plurality of signal components having a selected frequency range, the frequency range being selected as a function of at least one vehicle operation parameter having an influence on the sensor output signal; means for comparing the plurality of signal components, the means for comparing generating a comparison signal; and means for determining whether the vehicle seat is occupied by a passenger as a function of the comparison signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An arrangement for detecting a type of occupancy of a vehicle seat, comprising: at least one sensor responding to movements of one of a passenger and an object occupying the vehicle seat, the at least one sensor generating a sensor output signal; means for decomposing the sensor output signal into a plurality of signal components, each of the plurality of signal components having a selected frequency range, the frequency range being selected as a function of at least one vehicle operation parameter having an influence on the sensor output signal; means for comparing the plurality of signal components, the means for comparing generating a comparison signal; and means for determining whether the vehicle seat is occupied by a passenger as a function of the comparison signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for decomposing includes: a plurality of filters, wherein each of the plurality of filters is one of a low-pass filter, a high-pass filter, a band-pass filter, and a band-stop filter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of signal components has a mean value, and wherein the means for comparing compares the mean value of each of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each of the signal components has a peak value, and wherein the means for comparing compares the peak value of each of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of signal components has an effective value, and wherein the means for comparing compares the effective value of each of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for comparing compares the plurality of signal components by determining a quotient of two of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for comparing compares the plurality of signal components by determining a difference between two of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for determining includes: a threshold decision circuit, the threshold decision circuit determining whether the vehicle seat is occupied as a function of a comparison of the comparison signal and at least one predefined threshold value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The arrangement of claim 8, wherein the at least one predefined threshold value is a function of at least one vehicle operation parameter having an influence on the sensor output signal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for comparing performs a first comparison between two of the plurality of signal components, and performs additional comparisons between others of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein the means for comparing performs multiple simultaneous comparisons between different ones of the plurality of signal components.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one vehicle operation parameter is an engine rpm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein one of the at least one vehicle operation parameter is a vehicle speed.
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