Patent ID: 11878663
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 17:
18. The system of claim 16, further comprising:
a seat control system configured to, under control of the processor, move the movable seat such that the first portion of the surface is exposed;
a light source comprising a laser light source, UV light source, visible light source, or infrared light source, wherein the light source is configured to, when activated by the processor after the seat control system has moved the movable seat, illuminate a second portion of the surface, wherein the second portion includes the first portion; and
a sensor configured to:
detect light produced by the light source; and
under control of the processor, capture an image of the second portion of the surface while the second portion of the surface is illuminated by the light source,

wherein the processor is configured to detect foreign material on the second portion of the surface based on a comparison between the image and a stored image.