Vehicle assistant system and vehicle
First Claim
1. A vehicle assistant system of a vehicle comprising at least a first camera and at least one second camera, wherein the first camera is arranged such that an area in front of the vehicle can at least partially be captured and wherein the at least one second camera is arranged such that an interior of the vehicle can at least partially be captured, and wherein the vehicle assistant system comprises one common image data analysis unit which is configured to process image data received from the first camera and the at least one second camera,wherein the common image data analysis unit is connected to at least one active adaptive occupant restraint system,wherein the common image data analysis unit is configured to detect and classify an occupant'"'"'s characteristics regarding at least one of an occupant'"'"'s shape, weight, position within the vehicle, age and proximity to an airbag based on the image data provided by the at least one second camera, andwherein the active adaptive occupant restraint system adapts kind and level of restraining effects to be applied based on the occupant'"'"'s characteristics detected and classified by the common image data analysis unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a vehicle assistant system of a vehicle comprising at least a first camera and a second camera, wherein the first camera is arranged such that the area in front of the vehicle can at least partially be captured, and wherein the second camera is arranged such that the interior of the vehicle can at least partially be captured, and wherein the vehicle assistant system comprises one common image data analysis unit which is configured to process image data received from the first camera and the second camera. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a vehicle comprising at least one vehicle assistant system.
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1. A vehicle assistant system of a vehicle comprising at least a first camera and at least one second camera, wherein the first camera is arranged such that an area in front of the vehicle can at least partially be captured and wherein the at least one second camera is arranged such that an interior of the vehicle can at least partially be captured, and wherein the vehicle assistant system comprises one common image data analysis unit which is configured to process image data received from the first camera and the at least one second camera,
wherein the common image data analysis unit is connected to at least one active adaptive occupant restraint system, wherein the common image data analysis unit is configured to detect and classify an occupant'"'"'s characteristics regarding at least one of an occupant'"'"'s shape, weight, position within the vehicle, age and proximity to an airbag based on the image data provided by the at least one second camera, and wherein the active adaptive occupant restraint system adapts kind and level of restraining effects to be applied based on the occupant'"'"'s characteristics detected and classified by the common image data analysis unit.
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13. A vehicle assistant system of a vehicle comprising at least a first camera and at least one second camera, wherein the first camera is arranged such that an area in front of the vehicle can at least partially be captured and wherein the at least one second camera is arranged such that an interior of the vehicle can at least partially be captured, and wherein the vehicle assistant system comprises one common image data analysis unit which is configured to process image data received from the first camera and the at least one second camera,
wherein the common image data analysis unit is connected to at least one active adaptive occupant restraint system, wherein the common image data analysis unit is configured to identify at least one of a restraint system usage status, whether a child seat is properly installed, and any hazardous situations based on the image data provided by the at least one second camera, and wherein the active adaptive occupant restraint system is configured to adapt restraining of an occupant based on the image data that the common image data analysis unit received from the first and second cameras and processed.
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