A control device for an occupant protection device includes a power supply unit and a controller. The power supply unit performs supply of power to a squib for activating the occupant protection device. The controller causes the power supply unit to perform the supply of power at a first timing when a first condition is satisfied and causes the power supply unit to perform the supply of power at a second timing when a second condition is satisfied. At least one of the controller and the power supply unit prohibits, for a predetermined time after performing the supply of power at an earlier one timing of the first and second timings, the supply of power at another timing when the first and second conditions are satisfied.

A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor.

A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor.

A vehicle seat includes a load sensor for measuring a load applied from an occupant and a seat cushion frame, wherein the seat cushion frame comprises right and left side frames extending in a front-and-rear direction, the load sensor is attached to the seat cushion frame, and a concave portion is formed in at least one of the right and left side frames at a position opposite to the load sensor.

An electronic device mounted on a vehicle and an operating method of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device monitor the number of occupants riding in the vehicle, obtain communication access information includes information about the number of connectors accessing a communication module from among the occupants and information about an amount of data use through the communication module, recognize an operation pattern of the occupants, by using an occupant monitoring system (OMS), predict a data throughput to be transmitted and received through the communication module, by using the number of occupants, the obtained communication access information, and the operation pattern of the occupants, and determine, based on the predicted data throughout, whether to change a first communication scheme in use to a second communication scheme, which is fifth generation (5G) millimeter wave (mmWave) communication.

A vehicle doorway camera includes vehicle doors and a vicinity of the doors in a cabin within an imaging range. A vehicle interior monitoring ECU is provided with a gravity center calculating section and a determining section. The gravity center calculating section calculates an occupant's gravity center position included in a captured image. The determining section determines whether or not the gravity center position is included in a keep out area provided in the vicinity of the doors. A loudspeaker issues an alarm inside the cabin when it is determined by the determining section that the gravity center position is included in the keep out area.

A first pressure-sensitive switch group of a seating sensor includes first pressure-sensitive switches (SW11 to SW13) and second pressure-sensitive switches (SW21 to SW23) located on one side of a seat in a left-right direction from the first pressure-sensitive switches, and includes a first pressure-sensitive switch pair including the first pressure-sensitive switch (SW11) and the second pressure-sensitive switch (SW21), and the first pressure-sensitive switch (SW13) and the second pressure-sensitive switch (SW22) located between the first pressure-sensitive switch (SW11) and the second pressure-sensitive switch (SW21), a second pressure-sensitive switch pair including the first pressure-sensitive switch (SW12) and the second pressure-sensitive switch (SW22), and a third pressure-sensitive switch pair including the first pressure-sensitive switch (SW13) and the second pressure-sensitive switch (SW23), in which seating is detected when both the first pressure-sensitive switch and the second pressure-sensitive switch in at least one of the first to third pressure-sensitive switch pairs are turned on.

An assembly for a vehicle includes a first seat and a second seat. The assembly includes a crossbar positioned between the first seat and the second seat. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the crossbar. The assembly includes a controller programmed to position the crossbar in a raised position in response to a detected occupant egress.

A system for detecting an occupant in a vehicle includes a proximity sensor installed at a back of a seat and detecting an object. An automotive key locks and unlocks a door. A starter starts and stops an engine of the vehicle. A controller is configured to determine whether the occupant is in the seat based sensor values of the proximity sensor, a door unlock signal from the automotive key, and a starting signal from the starter.

Systems and methods are disclosed for optimizing an antenna topology to detect a seating position of a vehicle occupant. Methods and systems for determining a target position for an antenna of the antenna topology are also disclosed. Determining the target position may be based on a comparison of a predicted seating position to a true seating position.