TECHNOLOGY AND METHODS OF ON-BOARD VEHICLE OCCUPANT ACCURATE WEIGHING BY A SIMPLIFIED WEIGHING APPARATUS BASED ON WEIGHING MODERATOR AND ITS APPLICATIONS IN ON-BOARD OCCUPANT WEIGHING SYSTEMS

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method of weighing a person sitting in a seat of a vehicle employing an effect described herein as the horwest effect, wherein the method provides an accurate weighing of the person sitting on the seat through a weighing unit that is operatively coupled to the seat of the vehicle.