| 摘要 |
<p>A vehicle occupant sensing apparatus (30) is provided for use with a vehicle having a seat (14). The vehicle occupant sensing apparatus includes a first range measurement system (31) for sensing a first distance from the first range measurement system towards a first area (17) of the seat, a second range measurement system (32) for sensing a second distance from the second range measurement system toward a second area (18) of the seat and a controller (40). The controller includes operating means (41) for operating the first and second range measurement systems and determining means (44) for determining if an object is located on the seat in response to the first and second distances. In this way it can be determined if a child seat (62) is present on the seat of the associated vehicle and further whether it is a forward facing or rear facing child seat.</p> |
