Patent ID: 11912235
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system, comprising:
a first sensor;
a second sensor having a higher power draw than the first sensor; and
a computer communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor;
wherein the computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
while a vehicle is in a minimal power state, activate the first sensor based on a location of the vehicle within a monitored area;
transition the vehicle to an on state based on detecting an object via data from the first sensor;
upon transitioning to the on state, activate a second sensor; and
then operate the vehicle to block an exit from the monitored area based on identifying the object, via data from the second sensor, as an unauthorized object.