CHILD SEAT DETECTION SYSTEM
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Abstract
A safety system for a vehicle comprises a first acquisition unit for acquiring first information relating to a child scat placed on a scat of a vehicle, a second acquisition unit for acquiring second information relating to the child scat. The first and second acquisition units are of different types. The safety system further comprises a controller (20) capable of evaluating first information and second information individually and a combination of first and second information for detecting misuse of the child scat and for generating a misuse signal indicative of the misuse.
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24 Claims
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10. Safety system for a vehicle comprising
a first acquisition unit for acquiring first information relating to a child seat placed on a seat of a vehicle and a second acquisition unit for acquiring second information relating to said child seat, said first and second acquisition units being of different types, said first acquisition unit being chosen from a group comprising child seat presence/orientation detector, pressure sensor, a combination of child seat presence/orientation detector and pressure sensor; - and said second acquisition unit comprising a seat belt buckle sensor and/or a seat belt tension sensor; and
a controller capable of evaluating said first information and said second information individually and of evaluating a combination of said first and second information for detecting misuse of said child seat, said controller generating a misuse signal indicative of misuse in case of detection of misuse of said child seat. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- and said second acquisition unit comprising a seat belt buckle sensor and/or a seat belt tension sensor; and
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15. Safety system for a vehicle comprising
a first acquisition unit for acquiring first information relating to a child seat placed on a seat of a vehicle and a second acquisition unit for acquiring second information relating to said child seat, said first and second acquisition units being of different types, said first acquisition unit comprising an imaging system and said second acquisition unit being chosen from a group comprising child seat presence/orientation detector, pressure sensor, a combination of child seat presence/orientation detector and pressure sensor, seat belt buckle sensor and seat belt tension sensor; - and
a controller capable of evaluating said first information and said second information individually and of evaluating a combination of said first and second information for detecting misuse of said child seat, said controller generating a misuse signal indicative of misuse in case of detection of misuse of said child seat. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24)
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22. Method for a safety system of a vehicle, said safety system of a vehicle comprising a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit and a controller, said first and second acquisition units being of different types,
wherein said first acquisition unit acquires first information relating to a child seat placed on a seat of a vehicle; -
wherein said second acquisition unit acquires second information relating to said child seat; wherein said controller detects misuse of said child seat, said detection of misuse of said child seat including evaluating said first information individually, evaluating said second information individually and evaluating a combination of said first and second information; and wherein said controller generates a signal indicative of misuse in case of detection of said misuse.
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