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OCCUPANT-RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE SEAT

  • US 20170043681A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2016
  • Published: 02/16/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle seat for vehicle seat user recognition, the vehicle seat comprisinga plurality of pneumatic bladders,a plurality of pressure sensors, wherein each of the pressure sensors is coupled to a corresponding pneumatic bladder, anda seat controller coupled to the plurality of pneumatic bladders and the plurality of pressure sensors,wherein the seat controller comprises an entry/exit detection module configured to detect user entry into a vehicle, an inflation control module configured to inflate the plurality of pneumatic bladders to a measurement pressure in response to detection of the user entry, and a pressure measurement module configured to measure, in response to inflation of the plurality of pneumatic bladders to the measurement pressure, a pressure value in each of the plurality of pneumatic bladders using the plurality of pressure sensors to generate a pressure map comprising a plurality of pressure map elements and each pressure map element includes the pressure value generated by a corresponding pressure sensor and identify a current user based on the pressure map.

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