Controller system for a vehicle occupant protection device
First Claim
1. A system for controlling an actuatable occupant protection system comprising:
- an image generator that generates at least two images of a vehicle occupant;
a virtual image generator that produces a virtual side view image of the vehicle occupant from the generated images;
a blob finder that selects a largest grouping of pixels in the virtual side view image;
a peak identifier that locates a plurality of peaks along the uppermost contour of the selected grouping of pixels; and
an arbitrator that selects one of the plurality of peaks according to determined characteristics of the peaks.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for identifying a position of a head of a vehicle occupant from a plurality of images of a vehicle interior. Image data is translated from the plurality of images to produce a virtual side view image of the vehicle interior (162). A largest grouping of pixels in the side view image having values within a desired range is identified (164). The grouping includes a plurality of pixel columns. A contour including uppermost pixels of each pixel column is produced and peaks are located within the contour (166). The contour peaks are analyzed according to a heuristic voting algorithm to identify a peak location associated with the head of the vehicle occupant (172).
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1. A system for controlling an actuatable occupant protection system comprising:
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an image generator that generates at least two images of a vehicle occupant; a virtual image generator that produces a virtual side view image of the vehicle occupant from the generated images; a blob finder that selects a largest grouping of pixels in the virtual side view image; a peak identifier that locates a plurality of peaks along the uppermost contour of the selected grouping of pixels; and an arbitrator that selects one of the plurality of peaks according to determined characteristics of the peaks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product, implemented in a computer readable medium and operative in a data processing system, controlling an actuatable occupant protection system, comprising:
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a virtual image generator that translates image data from a plurality of images to produce a virtual side view image of the vehicle interior; a blob finder that identifies a largest grouping of pixels in the side view image; a contour generator that identifies an uppermost contour of the largest grouping of pixels; a peak identifier that locates peaks within the contour; and a voting arbitrator that analyzes the contour peaks according to a heuristic voting algorithm to identify a peak location associated with the head of the vehicle occupant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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