The invention relates to an optoelectronic detection device (2) for a motor vehicle with a transmission and reception unit (14), which has a first optical transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic transmission beams (4) into the surroundings of the dete...

An automotive occupant position restraint apparatus (22) senses a position of an occupant (10, 16) of a motor vehicle (14). An optical energy source (30) emits optical energy that is substantially limited to a first range of wavelengths that corresponds to...

A technique (800) for identifying beam images of a beam matrix includes a number of steps. Initially, a plurality of light beams of a beam matrix, which are arranged in rows and columns, are received after reflection from a surface of a target (804). Next,...

An object surface characterization system (1) with adaptive lighting control includes a light projector (12A), a light source (52), a camera (17), a processor (19) and a memory subsystem (21). The processor (19) is coupled to the light projector (12A), the...

An improved infrared occupant detection system (10) that provides accurate and reliable occupant intrusion information at a speed sufficient to timely inhibit or otherwise control deployment of occupant restraints (18). An array of infrared emitters (50) i...

A vehicle occupant protection apparatus (10) comprises a seat belt system (50) having a buckled condition and an unbuckled condition, and a sensor (56) for determining the buckled condition of the seat belt system. An inflatable occupant protection device ...

The airbag release system has a sensor device for directing a radiation beam into the automobile passenger space and detecting the reflected radiation via a number of sensor elements (26), providing signals which are evaluated by a control device for detec...