Device and method for sensing an object and use of the device and method for adjusting an element
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1. A device for sensing an object in a vehicle for occupant detection, comprising:
- at least one optical marking which is provided on at least one element disposed on or in the vehicle;
a camera being disposed in the vehicle and sensing the markings; and
an evaluation unit connected downstream of the camera and determining a position of the markings, the evaluation unit determining the surface shape of the at least one element from the position of at least one marking and the predefined dimension of the element.
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Abstract
In the interior of a vehicle markings (10, 13) are positioned on vehicle elements (2, 8, 7, 19) that are detected by a stereo camera (1). Said markings are configured as reflectors or as light emitters. The stereo camera (1) detects brightness differences between the respective marking and the immediate surroundings of the marking and detects the position of the marking. An evaluation unit (110) mounted downstream of the stereo camera (1) calculates the surface structure of the respective vehicle element on the basis of the predetermined dimensions of the vehicle elements.
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30 Claims
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1. A device for sensing an object in a vehicle for occupant detection, comprising:
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at least one optical marking which is provided on at least one element disposed on or in the vehicle;
a camera being disposed in the vehicle and sensing the markings; and
an evaluation unit connected downstream of the camera and determining a position of the markings, the evaluation unit determining the surface shape of the at least one element from the position of at least one marking and the predefined dimension of the element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
markings are disposed on the seat base and on the surface of the seat back, the markings are sensed by the camera, and the evaluation unit determines the occupancy of the vehicle seat depending on the covering of the markings. -
20. The device according to claim 19, wherein the evaluation unit recognizes occupancy of the vehicle seat with a child seat and its position on the vehicle seat depending on the detected markings on the child seat.
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21. The device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit determines the spatial position of the elements.
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22. The device according to claim 1, wherein the camera acquires gray-scale values of the image area to be captured.
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23. A method for sensing an object in a vehicle for occupant detection, comprising:
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a camera detects at least one optical marking which is provided on at least one element which is disposed in or on the vehicle; and
an evaluation unit connected downstream of the camera, which determines the position of at least one marking, wherein the evaluation unit determines a surface shape of the element from the position of at least one marking and the predefined dimension of the element. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
the camera acquires spatial information of an image to be captured, and the evaluation unit connected downstream of the camera determines the position of at least one element from the spatial position of at least one marking. -
25. The method according to claim 23, wherein
the camera acquires gray-scale values of the image to be captured, and the gray-scale values of at least one marking sensed by the camera are different from the gray-scale values in the immediate vicinity of the marking, the gray-scale values of the detected marking being at least twice as bright as those in the immediate vicinity of the marking. -
26. The method according to claim 23, wherein
light from a light source in at least one of the vehicle and of the ambient lighting illuminates the image area to be captured, the marking reflects the light to the camera, and the reflected light is brighter than the light reflected from the area around the marking.
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27. A device for sensing an object in a vehicle for occupant detection for adjusting an element, comprising:
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a camera to sense at least one marking on at least one of an interior rear-view mirror, exterior rear-view mirror and a head restraint; and
an evaluation unit to determines the current adjustment position of the relevant rear-view mirror, wherein the evaluation unit detects a current position of an occupant'"'"'s head and adjusts the relevant rear-view mirror or the head restraint according to the position of the head.
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28. A device for sensing an object in a vehicle for occupant detection for protecting an object from becoming trapped in an adjustable window glass, comprising:
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at least one marking disposed on at least one of an adjustable window glass and a marking incorporated in the window glass; and
a position of the window glass is determined from the position of at least one marking. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
the object being recognized by the image processing algorithm in the evaluation unit, and the closing operation of the window glass being controlled as a function of the position of the object and the position of a top edge of the window glass. -
30. The device according to claim 29, wherein the object is one of an occupant'"'"'s head, neck, arm, hand and/or fingers.
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