A car seat occupant detection system for a car seat installed in a vehicle is provided. The system includes at least one harness sensor for detecting whether connectors of a car seat harness are connected and a weight sensor for detecting the weight of an occupant in the car seat. The system includes a controller in communication with the at least one harness sensor and the weight sensor. The system includes a transceiver configured to selectively communicate with a driver device via a local wireless link and with a third party device via a wide area wireless link. The controller determines whether or not an occupant in the car seat has been abandoned by a driver based on detections of the at least one harness sensor, the weight sensor, and communication range status between the transceiver and the driver communication device via the local wireless link.

The present invention relates to a measurement arrangement for detecting an occupancy of a motor vehicle seat arrangement with at least one seat, which comprises a sensor arrangement with at least one sensor (10) for detecting a deformation of a lower side (21) facing away from the seating surface or of a force loading by a lower side (21) facing away from the seating surface of a seat cushion (20) of at least one seat of the motor vehicle seat arrangement, which is fastened on a structural element (40) of the motor vehicle.

A vehicle seat includes a seat bottom adapted to slide along a floor, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom, and powered means for rearranging the vehicle seat by sliding the seat bottom along the floor and/or pivoting the seat back relative to the seat bottom.

A method for generating a signal representing an occupation of a vehicle seat of a vehicle including the steps: detecting a signal of a sensor system for detecting a dynamic parameter with respect to the vehicle seat; evaluating the signal, in particular, a progression of the signal; generating a seat occupancy signal as a function of the evaluation of the signal, the seat occupancy signal being suited for indicating whether the vehicle seat is occupied by a person or by an object.

A method of controlling a slide door includes: detecting that a slide door of a vehicle is in an open state; detecting that an occupant sits at a seat in the vicinity of a door opening portion of the vehicle provided with the slide door; and moving the slide door such that a door handle provided in the slide door on a passenger compartment side of the vehicle is disposed at an operational standby position which is set to be located forward of a rear end position of a sitting surface of the seat in the vicinity of the door opening portion, if the slide door is in an open state, and the occupant sits at the seat in the vicinity of the door opening portion.

A system for detecting a condition associated with an occupant in a vehicle. The system may include a plurality of sensors configured to acquire a first set of data indicative of occupancy of the vehicle and a second set of data indicative of at least one operating status of the vehicle, and at least one controller. The at least one controller may be configured to aggregate the first set of data and the second set of data, automatically determine the condition associated with the occupant in the vehicle based on the aggregated data, and generate a notification based on the condition.

An on-board vehicle occupant weighing technology includes a simplified vehicle occupant weighing apparatus based on the discovered horwest effect and weighing moderator. The simplified weighing apparatus utilizes a weighing unit connected to the car seat of the vehicle occupant and a further weighing moderator, which provides convenient weighing of the foot part of the occupant's body by the same weighing unit that is connected to the car seat. The technology employs several methods of the weight measurements provided by different moderator approaches. The technology, methods, and simplified weighing apparatus are employed in on-board vehicle overweight and obesity preventing system wherein a weight trend analyzer provides predicting possibility of the occupant's overweight or obesity in a short predetermined period of time and automatically warning a vehicle occupant and a health care provider of the condition. The technology may also provide an accurate and convenient occupant's weight measurement in the vehicle safety devices such as seat belt and air bag Supplemental Restraint System (SRS system) to improve the Occupant Classification System to prevent possible extra force applied to the occupant's body in case of collision.

Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a user interface, a first sensor coupled to a child seat for detecting a child seat belt status; a gear selector for selecting a vehicle gear, and a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the gear selector, and configured to cause the user interface to present a first notification if a first alarm condition is detected based on the child seat belt status and a selected gear. Embodiments also include a method of providing child seat monitoring in a vehicle, the method comprising receiving a gear position from a vehicle gear selector, receiving a child seat belt status from a first sensor coupled to a vehicle child seat, and presenting a first notification using a vehicle user interface if the gear position is a non-park position and the child seat belt status is unbuckled.

Embodiments include a vehicle comprising a user interface, a first sensor coupled to a child seat for detecting a child seat belt status; a gear selector for selecting a vehicle gear, and a processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the gear selector, and configured to cause the user interface to present a first notification if a first alarm condition is detected based on the child seat belt status and a selected gear. Embodiments also include a method of providing child seat monitoring in a vehicle, the method comprising receiving a gear position from a vehicle gear selector, receiving a child seat belt status from a first sensor coupled to a vehicle child seat, and presenting a first notification using a vehicle user interface if the gear position is a non-park position and the child seat belt status is unbuckled.

An automatic driving vehicle has an automatic driving mode in which autonomous traveling is carried out, the automatic driving vehicle including: behavior setup receiving means configured to receive a setup for a behavior after getting out from the automatic driving vehicle, the setup being to be inputted when a driver or passenger gets out from the automatic driving vehicle; and control means configured to control conduct of the behavior on the basis of the setup. A program is provided for the automatic driving vehicle which includes a computer, the program causing the computer to function as: behavior setup receiving means configured to receive a setup for a behavior after getting out from the automatic driving vehicle, the setup being inputted by a driver or passenger who gets out from the automatic driving vehicle; and control means configured to control conduct of the behavior on the basis of the setup.