An on-vehicle device that is to be mounted in a vehicle includes: an electrical component including a sensor; a power supply module including a power receiving antenna and a power supply circuit configured to convert radio waves for power feeding received by the power receiving antenna into electric power and supply the electric power to the electrical component; and a line member having flexibility and electrically connecting the electrical component to the power supply module.

A sensing system determines movement and position of passengers and objects within a vehicle. The sensing system comprises a group a group of transmitting antennas operably connected to a car seat, each transmitting antenna adapted to transmit a signal that is orthogonal to each other signal transmitted during an integration period; a plurality of receiving antennas, each one of the plurality of receiving antennas adapted to receive transmitted signals; and a processor adapted to determine a measurement of the transmitted signals received and create a heatmap, wherein a heatmap summation is taken during no-touch events, compared to a baseline heatmap, and a new baseline heatmap recalibrated if a threshold is exceeded.

A sensing system determines movement and position of passengers and objects within a vehicle. In particular, the determination of the position and movement of body parts can be enhanced by providing features that provide a source of ground for the system. The sensing system is able to transmit a plurality of signals during a transmission period and use the sensed signals during a frame in order to create different heat maps that represent movement and position of person during an integration period. By taking advantage of grounding sources, the system is able to better determine the position and movement of a person or object.

A thermal conditioning system for conditioning a seat surface of a vehicle or other surface. The system includes a thermoelectric Peltier device with a main side and a waste side. A flap adjusts a proportion of an airflow between a main side airflow path and a waste side airflow path based on whether the surface is occupied, the power provided the thermoelectric Peltier device, the flow rates along the airflow paths, the power provided to a blower, and/or other factors.

A child transportation system is disclosed. The system includes a seating component and various other modules. The system can check whether a seating component is located in a vehicle, whether the seating component is a proper component given the weight and height of the child in the seat, that the seating component is properly secured in the vehicle, and that the system is operating correctly. The system can monitor various conditions of the seat and the environment, and can provide alarms to users when cheks are not completed or dangerous environmental conditions are present, or when a child is left behind in a vehicle.

A control device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position at which one or more occupants of a vehicle are seated, and a controller configured to determine necessity of reduction of noise of a drive source of the vehicle based on a distance between the position and the drive source of the vehicle, and reduce the noise by controlling the drive source according to a determination result of the necessity of the reduction of the noise.

A rear occupancy safety system for vehicles for detecting a child in a backseat or in a child seat. The system comprises one or more weight sensors integrated into the base of the backseat and into the base of the driver seat, a central controller, a user device with a preinstalled rear occupancy safety application, and a cloud server for storing emergency contact information. The weight sensors detect weight and a user is alerted on the application if weight is detected on the backseat but not on the driver seat for a predetermined time period. In cases when the weight is detected on the backseat but not on the driver seat exceeds the predetermined time period, then emergency contacts are alerted. The system can be integrated into the vehicle during manufacturing or retrofitted as an aftermarket system, improving the safety of passengers, especially children, in the backseat of vehicles.

A device which detects a child presence in a car seat and communicates an audible and mobile-device reminder to the driver that a child occupant is in the seat is disclosed. The system utilizes internal sensors to monitor various vehicle occupancy conditions to determine when a triggering event has occurred while the car seat occupancy sensor is engaged. Once triggered, the system will immediately notify the driver that the child remains in the car seat inside the vehicle, and will also sent follow-up alerts.

A device which detects a child presence in a car seat and communicates an audible and mobile-device reminder to the driver that a child occupant is in the seat is disclosed. The system utilizes internal sensors to monitor various vehicle occupancy conditions to determine when a triggering event has occurred while the car seat occupancy sensor is engaged. Once triggered, the system will immediately notify the driver that the child remains in the car seat inside the vehicle, and will also sent follow-up alerts.

A seating system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a first Doppler radar sensor positioned within the seatback and aligned with the heart of a person sitting in the seat, a second Doppler radar sensor positioned within the seatback and offset from alignment with the heart, and a controller. The first sensor transmits a signal toward the heart and receives a first reflected signal as modulated by heart movement and by a random motion of the person. The second sensor transmits a signal toward an anatomical location of the person offset from the heart and receives a second reflected signal as modulated by the random motion of the person. The controller generates a biometric signal corresponding to the heart movement, without random motion artifacts, based on a difference between the reflected signals whereby the biometric signal is indicative of cardiac information of the person.