Patent ID: 11919479
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 18:
19. A method, comprising:
determining, at a first time, a first set of points on an interior surface of a load space of a vehicle with a radar of the vehicle which is disposed in the load space, wherein the radar generates a point cloud representing the interior surface of the load space, wherein the first set of points includes static reference points;
measuring a sound or vibration in the load space and either: a) initiating the radar to determine, at a second time, a second set of points on the interior surface of the load space of the vehicle responsive to the sound or vibration exceeding a certain threshold, wherein the second set of points includes a first set of dynamic points that are determined with respect to the static reference points, or b) keeping the radar dormant responsive to the sound or vibration being below the certain threshold; and
if the sound or vibration exceeds the certain threshold, identifying, based on the first set of dynamic points being within a threshold distance of one another, the first set of dynamic points as a cluster, thereby indicating an intrusion into the load space without deformation of any body panels of the vehicle.