OCCUPANT DETECTION AND SENSING SYSTEM FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has developed the Occupant Detection and Sensing System (SD-5843). The system was designed to prevent passenger-side air bag deployment if the passenger seat is empty or if it contains a rear-facing infant seat. The system compares video images and range images of the seat with prestored examples of the seat in known states. This passive video sensing and associated algorithms have proven accurate for changing lighting conditions, seat settings, and occupant positions. Sandia is making this technology available to companies interested in further developing and maturing this technology into a market-ready product. Licensees should have demonstrated experience in dedicated microprocessor programming and automotive interior packaging, image processing, and software development. Licensees should also have a proven business development skills and acumen, and possess the financial capability to bring the technology to market. Successful licensees will, therefore, have a proven track record of securing funding, assembling multidisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers, and providing management structure to these teams during development and marketing. Successful licensees should also possess strong experience in patent law and the legal protection of inventions and technology in the United States and abroad. For further information, please respond by mail or fax to Joanne Trujillo no later than March 31, 1997, to: Sandia National Laboratories, MS 1380, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1380. Fax: (505) 843-4175. Please indicate the date and title of this CBD notice. E-MAIL: Joanne Trujillo, jmtruji@sandia.gov.

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