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CAPACITIVE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM HAVING WET SEAT COMPENSATION AND METHOD

  • US 20110163765A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2010
  • Published: 07/07/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An occupant detection system comprising:

  • a capacitive sensor comprising an electrode arranged in a seat proximate to an expected location of an occupant for sensing an occupant presence proximate thereto, said capacitive sensor configured to provide an output indicative of the sensed occupant presence; and

    occupant detection circuitry for processing the capacitive sensor output and determining a wet seat condition and generating a wet seat fault based on a determined wet seat condition, wherein the occupant detection circuitry further detects a state of occupancy of the seat based on the capacitive sensor output and the wet seat fault.

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