Patent ID: 9533687
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60R,B60W,B62D,F21S,G06K,H04N

Claim:
1. An occupant monitoring system (OMS) for monitoring at least one occupant in a vehicle, the vehicle having a steering wheel assembly configured to rotate relative to a steering column, the OMS comprising: an imaging unit configured to be coupled to a steering wheel assembly, the imaging unit having a field of view inside of the vehicle and being configured to capture an image signal corresponding to an imaging area in the vehicle, the imaging area being within the field of view, a steering angle sensor, and a processing unit, the processing unit including a processor and a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: wherein the imaging area encapsulates an expected position of the occupant in the vehicle, and wherein the imaging unit is configured to rotate with a central portion of the steering wheel assembly of the vehicle.