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Title: Automated vehicle occupancy detection

Abstract

Described herein are systems and methods for detecting the number of occupants in a vehicle. The detecting may be performed using a camera and a processing device. The detecting may be anonymous and the image of the interior of the vehicle is not stored on the processing device.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1892690
Patent Number(s):
11270525
Application Number:
16/675,403
Assignee:
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/06/2019
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Moniot, Matthew Louis, and Hou, Yi. Automated vehicle occupancy detection. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Moniot, Matthew Louis, & Hou, Yi. Automated vehicle occupancy detection. United States.
Moniot, Matthew Louis, and Hou, Yi. Tue . "Automated vehicle occupancy detection". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1892690.
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place = {United States},
year = {2022},
month = {3}
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