Occupant classification system
First Claim
1. A combination of a vehicle seat and an occupant classification system for a vehicle,wherein said vehicle seat comprises a seating portion and a backrest portion, said seating portion further comprising side bolsters;
- wherein said occupant classification system for a vehicle comprises;
an RF transmitter unit, said RF transmitter unit including a transmission RF antenna and an RF generator operatively connected to said transmission RF antenna, said RF generator and said transmission RF antenna being configured for generating radio waves at a certain fixed RF frequency in at least one of the Very High Frequency range and the Ultra High Frequency range, said radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna during operation of the RF transmitter unit; and
an RF detector configured so as to detect at said fixed RF frequency an influence of a vehicle occupant on the radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna,and wherein said transmission RF antenna is arranged in one of said side bolsters.
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Abstract
An occupant classification system for a vehicle comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transmitter unit, which includes a transmission RF antenna and an RF generator operatively connected to the transmission RF antenna. The RF generator and the transmission RF antenna are configured for generating radio waves at a certain fixed RF frequency in the Very High Frequency (VHF) range or the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range. During operation of the RF transmitter unit, the generated radio waves propagate from the transmission RF antenna. The occupant classification system further comprises an RF detector for detecting, at the fixed RF frequency, an influence of an occupant on the radio waves propagating from the transmission RF antenna.
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1. A combination of a vehicle seat and an occupant classification system for a vehicle,
wherein said vehicle seat comprises a seating portion and a backrest portion, said seating portion further comprising side bolsters; -
wherein said occupant classification system for a vehicle comprises; an RF transmitter unit, said RF transmitter unit including a transmission RF antenna and an RF generator operatively connected to said transmission RF antenna, said RF generator and said transmission RF antenna being configured for generating radio waves at a certain fixed RF frequency in at least one of the Very High Frequency range and the Ultra High Frequency range, said radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna during operation of the RF transmitter unit; and an RF detector configured so as to detect at said fixed RF frequency an influence of a vehicle occupant on the radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna, and wherein said transmission RF antenna is arranged in one of said side bolsters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle compartment; a vehicle seat arranged in said vehicle compartment, said vehicle seat comprising a seating portion and a backrest portion, said seating portion further comprising side bolsters; and an occupant classification system, said occupant classification system including; an RF transmitter unit, said RF transmitter unit including a transmission RF antenna integrated into said vehicle seat and an RF generator operatively connected to said transmission RF antenna, wherein said RF generator and said transmission RF antenna generate radio waves at a certain fixed RF frequency in at least one of the Very High Frequency range and the Ultra High Frequency range, wherein said radio waves propagate from said transmission RF antenna during operation of the RF transmitter unit; and an RF detector detecting at said fixed RF frequency an influence of an occupant seated in said vehicle seat on the radio waves propagating from said transmission RF antenna, and wherein said transmission RF antenna is arranged in one of said side bolsters. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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