Mounted object detection device and vehicle control system
US12097785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60N2230/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mounted object detection device includes: a load sensor in which a plurality of sensor parts each configured to detect a load are disposed in a matrix shape; and a controller configured to detect a situation of a mounted object on the load sensor on the basis of an output from the load sensor. The controller: detects a load distribution on a detection region of the load sensor on the basis of an output from the load sensor; discerns which of a person or animal and a thing the mounted object is, on the basis of the load distribution; and when having discerned that the mounted object is a thing, discerns whether or not a person or an animal is mounted on the thing, on the basis of temporal change in the load distribution.
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