Method and apparatus for detecting size of person prior to entering a space
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1. A method for detecting a size of a person outside of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining whether the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle based on a trajectory of a movement of the person;
in response to detecting that at least one foot of the person is touching ground and determining that the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle, detecting, at an exterior of the vehicle, a size of a person approaching the vehicle to enter the vehicle; and
adjusting a position of a vehicle element including at least one from among a vehicle control, a vehicle mirror, and a vehicle seat based on the detected size of the person approaching the vehicle,wherein the adjusting the position comprises retrieving a preferred position of the vehicle element from a lookup table based on the detected size of the person, determining a difference between the preferred position and a current position of the vehicle element, and adjusting the position if the difference between the preferred position and the current position is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting a size of a person at an exterior of the space to be occupied are provided. The method includes: detecting, at an exterior of a vehicle, a size of a person approaching the vehicle to enter the vehicle; and adjusting a position of at least one from among a vehicle control, a vehicle mirror, and a vehicle seat based on the detected size of the person approaching the vehicle. The method and apparatus may be used to detect the size of a person intending to occupy a vehicle and to adjust positioning of various elements and controls based on the detected size prior to entering the vehicle.
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1. A method for detecting a size of a person outside of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining whether the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle based on a trajectory of a movement of the person; in response to detecting that at least one foot of the person is touching ground and determining that the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle, detecting, at an exterior of the vehicle, a size of a person approaching the vehicle to enter the vehicle; and adjusting a position of a vehicle element including at least one from among a vehicle control, a vehicle mirror, and a vehicle seat based on the detected size of the person approaching the vehicle, wherein the adjusting the position comprises retrieving a preferred position of the vehicle element from a lookup table based on the detected size of the person, determining a difference between the preferred position and a current position of the vehicle element, and adjusting the position if the difference between the preferred position and the current position is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for detecting size of a person approaching a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to read and execute the computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing the at least one processor to; determine whether the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle based on a trajectory of a movement of the person; in response to detecting that at least one foot of the person is touching ground and determining that the person approaching the vehicle intends to enter the vehicle, detect, at an exterior of the vehicle, a size of a person approaching the vehicle to enter the vehicle; and adjust a position of a vehicle element including at least one from among a vehicle control, a vehicle mirror, and a vehicle seat based on the detected size of the person approaching the vehicle, wherein the computer executable instructions causing the at least one processor to adjust the position comprises retrieving a preferred position of the vehicle element from a lookup table and a current position of the vehicle element, and adjusting the position if the difference between the preferred position and the current position is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for detecting a size of an object approaching a space, the method comprising:
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determining whether an object approaching a space will enter the space based on a trajectory of a movement of the object, in response to determining that the object approaching the space will enter the space, detecting, at an exterior of the space, a size of the object approaching the space to enter the space; and adjusting a position of an element including at least one from among a control, a mirror, a sensor, and a seat based on the detected size of the object approaching the space, wherein the adjusting the position comprises retrieving a preferred position of the element from a lookup table based on the detected size of the object, determining a difference between the preferred position and a current position of the element, and adjusting the position if the difference between the preferred position and the current position is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold.
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