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Methods for classifying and ascertaining the identity of an object in a seat in a vehicle in which a wave-receiving sensor receives waves at least from a space above the seat and generates a signal representative of the received waves and a weight sensing system obtains information about the weight

Methods for classifying and ascertaining the identity of an object in a seat in a vehicle in which a wave-receiving sensor receives waves at least from a space above the seat and generates a signal representative of the received waves and a weight sensing system obtains information about the weight being applied to the seat. Tests are conducted on different objects, each test entailing receiving waves by means of the wave-receiving sensor and the information about the weight being applied to the seat from the weight sensing system while that object is situated in the seat and associating the signal representative of the received waves and information about the weight being applied to the seat with that object. An algorithm is generated from the tests and adapted to process a signal representative of waves received by the wave-receiving sensor and information about the weight being applied to the seat from the weight sensing system and classify or identify the object most closely associated therewith. In use, waves are received by the wave-receiving sensor and a signal representative thereof is generated and information about the weight being applied to the seat is obtained by the weight sensing system. The signal representative of the received waves and information about the weight being applied to the seat are input to the algorithm to thereby classify or ascertain the identity of the object. A component may be adjusted based on the classification or identity of the object.

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[ What is claimed is:] [16.]16. A method for adjusting a component of a vehicle based on the presence of an object in a seat in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising the steps ofascertaining the identity of the object in the seat, the step of ascertaining the identity of the object comp

[ What is claimed is:] [16.]16. A method for adjusting a component of a vehicle based on the presence of an object in a seat in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, comprising the steps ofascertaining the identity of the object in the seat, the step of ascertaining the identity of the object comprising the steps of:arranging a weight sensing system in the vehicle to obtain information about the weight being applied to the seat,conducting tests on a plurality of different objects when situated in the seat, each of the tests comprising the steps of receiving waves at least from a space above the seat at a wave-receiving sensor while that object is situated in the seat, generating a signal representative of the received waves, obtaining information about the weight being applied to the seat from a weight sensing system while that object is situated in the seat and associating the signal representative of the received waves and the information about the weight being applied to the seat with that object,generating an algorithm from the tests such that the algorithm is able to process data acquired from a new signal representative of waves received by the wave-receiving sensor and new information about the weight being applied to the seat from the weight sensing system and identify the object most closely associated with the received waves and the weight being applied to the seat,receiving new waves at the wave-receiving sensor and generating the new signal representative of the received new waves,obtaining the new information about the weight being applied to the seat from the weight sensing system, andinputting the new signal and the new information about the weight being applied to the seat obtained by the weight sensing system to the algorithm to thereby ascertain the identity of the object in the seat; andadjusting the component based on the identity of the object in the seat.