SYSTEM FOR DETECTING VEHICLE FUEL DOOR STATUS
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1. A system to detect a vehicle fuel door alert condition, comprising:
- an optical sensor having a field of view (FOV) which includes a vehicle fuel door region, the optical sensor providing an output including image data associated with the fuel door region; and
a controller in communication with the optical sensor to receive the output, the controller including at least one processor adapted to analyze the optical sensor output and provide an alert output at least when the optical sensor output is indicative that a fuel door in the vehicle fuel door region is at least partially open.
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Abstract
A system to detect a vehicle fuel door alert condition and a method using the system is described. The system includes an optical sensor having a field of view (FOV) which includes a vehicle fuel door region, the optical sensor providing an output including image data from the fuel door region; and a controller in communication with the optical sensor to receive the output, the controller including at least one processor adapted to analyze the optical sensor output and provide an alert output at least when the optical sensor output is indicative that a fuel door in the vehicle fuel door region is at least partially open.
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1. A system to detect a vehicle fuel door alert condition, comprising:
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an optical sensor having a field of view (FOV) which includes a vehicle fuel door region, the optical sensor providing an output including image data associated with the fuel door region; and a controller in communication with the optical sensor to receive the output, the controller including at least one processor adapted to analyze the optical sensor output and provide an alert output at least when the optical sensor output is indicative that a fuel door in the vehicle fuel door region is at least partially open. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system to detect a vehicle fuel door alert condition, comprising:
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an optical sensor adapted to monitor an area that includes a vehicle fuel door region; and a controller that is couplable to the optical sensor, the controller comprising memory and at least one processor, wherein the memory is a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for determining the vehicle fuel door alert condition, wherein the instructions comprise; receiving an image from the optical sensor comprising a region of interest that includes the fuel door region; analyzing the image using image processing techniques to determine at least one criteria associated with the alert condition; and when the at least one criteria is determined, then providing the alert signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of detecting a vehicle fuel door alert condition using a controller in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at the controller at least one image from an optical sensor, wherein the at least one image comprises a region of interest associated with a vehicle fuel door region; using the at least one image, determining at the controller whether the vehicle fuel door alert condition exists, wherein the alert condition is associated with a fuel door in the vehicle fuel door region being at least partially open; and when the alert condition is determined to exist, then providing an alert signal from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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