OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
- vehicle seats arranged therein, said vehicle seats including a driver seat and one or more passenger seats; and
an occupant detection system for detecting an occupancy state of said one or more passenger seats,wherein said occupant detection system comprises a control unit and one or more vibration sensors operatively connected to said control unit, each one of said one or more vibration sensors being arranged in a respective one of said one or more passenger seats; and
wherein said occupant detection system comprises at least one vibration sensor arranged in said driver seat and operatively connected to said control unit for providing a reference signal to said control unit.
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle includes an occupant detection system (10) for detecting an occupancy state of one or more passenger seats. The occupant detection system comprises a control unit (20), one or more vibration sensors (18) operatively connected to the control unit, each one of the one or more vibration sensors being arranged in a respective one of the passenger seats, and at least one vibration sensor that is arranged in the driver seat and operatively connected to the control unit so as to provide a reference signal to the control unit.
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1. An automotive vehicle comprising:
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vehicle seats arranged therein, said vehicle seats including a driver seat and one or more passenger seats; and an occupant detection system for detecting an occupancy state of said one or more passenger seats, wherein said occupant detection system comprises a control unit and one or more vibration sensors operatively connected to said control unit, each one of said one or more vibration sensors being arranged in a respective one of said one or more passenger seats; and wherein said occupant detection system comprises at least one vibration sensor arranged in said driver seat and operatively connected to said control unit for providing a reference signal to said control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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