Adjusting interior configuration of a vehicle based on vehicle contents
US10953830B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R2021/01013
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for improving safety of one or more vehicle occupants. The system may include an interior data collection component configured to collected interior configuration data representing a physical configuration of the interior space of the vehicle, a plurality of vehicle safety components configured to protect the one or more vehicle occupants when deployed and one or more processors configured to determine, by processing the interior vehicle configuration data, a location and orientation of the one or more vehicle occupants; select a subset of the plurality of vehicle safety components to be active based on the location and orientation of the one or more vehicle occupants; and set the selected subset of the plurality of vehicle safety components to an active state in which the selected subset of the plurality of vehicle safety components is deployed when an emergency condition is detected.
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