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Method and apparatus for detecting size of person prior to entering a space

  • US 9,908,531 B1
  • Filed: 09/08/2016
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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