Farid K Khairallah

6341252, Jan 22, 2002

Dec 21, 1999

09/468807

Carl A. Munch - Troy MI
Steven M. Cash - Cedar Falls IA
Timothy DeZorzi - South Lyon MI
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI
Paul Leo Sumner - Farmington Hills MI

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

B06R 2132

701 45, 701 1, 280735, 280734, 180268, 180273

An apparatus ( ) for controlling actuation of at least one actuatable protection device ( ) includes a controller ( ) having a first sensor input effective to receive a first sensor signal ( ) having a value indicative of a first condition of an occupant of the vehicle seat ( ). The apparatus ( ) also includes a second sensor input effective to receive a second sensor signal ( ) having a value indicative of a second condition of the occupant of the vehicle seat ( ). The controller ( ) is operative to determine a default value for the value of the first sensor signal ( ) upon determining that the value of the first sensor signal is either outside an expected range of values or is absent. The controller ( ) is operative to provide a control signal ( ) to control actuation of at least one actuatable protection device ( ). The control signal ( ) has a value that varies as a function of the value of the second sensor signal and at least one of the received first sensor signal and the determined default value of the first sensor signal.

6578869, Jun 17, 2003

Mar 26, 2001

09/817520

Nicholas M. Zayan - Fenton MI
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI
Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

B60R 2132

280735, 701 45

A vehicle occupant sensor apparatus ( ) has an imager ( ) that gathers an image of an occupant ( ). The image has focus attributes. A focal plane associated with the imager ( ) is at a distance from the imager. A 2D high-pass filter ( ), a multiple frame temporal filter ( ), and a position determination component ( ) operate to determine position of the occupant ( ) relative to the focal plane ( ) via use of the focus attributes.

6744820, Jun 1, 2004

Mar 21, 2000

09/528974

Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI
Russell J. Lynch - West Bloomfield MI
Roger A. McCurdy - Troy MI
Keith R. Miciuda - Grosse Point Park MI
Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI
Scott E. Kolassa - Canton MI

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

H04B 300

375257, 340438

A communication system ( ) includes a communication bus ( ) through which a power/voltage transmitter ( ) conveys electrical energy and messages to a plurality of units ( ). The power/voltage transmitter ( ) includes components for adjusting voltage of the electrical energy past a first predetermined threshold to provide a first type message frame and modulating the voltage of the electrical energy during the first type message frame to convey a first type message. The power/voltage transmitter ( ) also includes components for adjusting the voltage past a second predetermined threshold to provide a second type message frame and modulating the voltage of the electrical energy during the second type message frame to convey a second type message.

6781676, Aug 24, 2004

Mar 22, 2002

10/104559

Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI
Nicholas M. Zayan - Fenton MI
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

G01C 308

356 403, 382103, 701 45, 250221, 25055929

An apparatus ( ) for determining the location of a vehicle occupant ( ) in a vehicle interior includes a light source ( ) for projecting at least one structured light beam ( ) onto an area of interest ( ) to form a light pattern on the area of interest. A beam divergence control device ( ) alters the apparent location of the light source ( ) with respect to the area of interest ( ). An imager ( ) detects the light reflected from the area of interest ( ). A characteristic of the reflected light is measured, and the distance between the imager ( ) and the area of interest ( ) is measured, based on the measured characteristic of the reflected light.

6810133, Oct 26, 2004

Jun 1, 2001

09/872527

Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI
Nicholas M. Zayan - Fenton MI
Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

G06K 900

382104, 3404255, 348143, 348148, 701 45, 701 49, 280735

An occupant sensing system ( ) and an associated method provide for the sensing of an occupant ( ). An illuminating element ( ) of the system ( )selectively illuminates the interior of a vehicle ( ). An image sensor ( ) acquires a first image of the interior of the vehicle ( ) when the interior of the vehicle is illuminated by ambient sources only and acquires a second image of the interior of the vehicle when the interior of the vehicle is illuminated by ambient sources and the illuminating element ( ). A controller ( ) removes the effect of ambient sources by comparing the first and second images to produce a third image of the interior of the vehicle ( ) as illuminated by the illuminating element ( ) only. The controller ( ) determines the presence of an occupant ( ) by comparing the third image to a produced map of the interior of the vehicle ( ).

6914526, Jul 5, 2005

Mar 22, 2002

10/104173

Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI, US
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI, US
Nicholas M. Zayan - Fenton MI, US
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI, US

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

G08B013/00

340541, 340540, 3405453, 359376

A vehicle intrusion detection system () for detecting an intrusion condition of a vehicle () having an occupant compartment () partially defined by an outer structure () of the vehicle, comprises an actuatable illuminator () mounted in the vehicle and having a limited field of illumination () extending within the vehicle occupant compartment adjacent the vehicle outer structure. A linear imager () mounted in the vehicle () has a field of view () that substantially coincides with the field of illumination () of the illuminator (). A controller () compares a first image taken by the imager () when the illuminator () is actuated and a second image taken by the imager when the illuminator is unactuated to help determine the existence of an intrusion condition of the vehicle.

6947575, Sep 20, 2005

May 24, 2001

09/865154

Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI, US
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI, US
Nicholas M. Zayan - Fenton MI, US
Stephen R. W. Cooper - Fowlerville MI, US

TRW Inc. - Lyndhurst OH

G06K009/00

382104, 701 45, 2807301, 180271

An apparatus () and associated method determine a vehicle occupant characteristic. An imager () collects a first image of an occupant location while the occupant location is subject to a first lighting condition. A light source () provides light onto the occupant location. The imager () collects a second image of the occupant location while the occupant location is subject to the first lighting condition and the provided light. A subtractor device () generates a third image of the occupant location indicative of the difference between the first and second images. An image processing device () processes the third image to determine the vehicle occupant characteristic.

7003384, Feb 21, 2006

Oct 24, 2003

10/692949

Yun Luo - Livonia MI, US
Jon K. Wallace - Redford MI, US
Robert Dziadula - Farmington Hills MI, US
Russell J. Lynch - West Bloomfield MI, US
Farid Khairallah - Farmington Hills MI, US

TRW Automotive U.S. LLC - Livonia MI

G05D 1/00
G06F 7/00

701 36, 701 28

A method and apparatus () for recognizing and determining a location of an object () in an area of interest () comprises an imaging device () for obtaining an image of the area of interest. At least three identifying marks () are located at predetermined positions in the area of interest (). The apparatus () also comprises a memory () in which the predetermined positions of the at least three identifying marks () are stored. A controller () determines whether the imaging device () is calibrated properly by analyzing the image obtained by the imaging device to determine whether positions of the at least three identifying marks () in the obtained image correspond to the predetermined positions stored in the memory (). The controller () is also adapted to determine whether a view of the area of interest () from the imaging device () is obstructed.