Vehicle seat with integrated sensors

US10918337B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Faurecia Automotive Seating, LLC · US

Inventors

• John M. Perraut · Rochester Hills, US
• Christopher Kus · Auburn Hills, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2017
• Grant date: Feb 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Jul 17, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60N2230/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An occupant support includes a vehicle seat, a sensor coupled to the vehicle seat, and a controller coupled to the sensor. The sensor provides a signal to the controller and the controller processes and responds to the sensed signal. In illustrative embodiments, a controller includes a sensor module, a filter module, and a biometrics module. The sensor module retrieves sensor data indicative of an occupant of a vehicle seat from one or more sensors of a vehicle. The filter module determines a filter function in a frequency range in which useful biological data may be derived. The filter function identifies one or more frequencies of noise in the sensor data and applies the filter function to the sensor data to generate filtered sensor data. The biometrics module determines biometric data associated with the occupant based on the filtered sensor data.