Magna Mirrors of America, Inc. (20250058724). VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
Contents
VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
Organization Name
Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
Inventor(s)
Michael J. Baur of Kentwood MI (US)
VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250058724 titled 'VEHICULAR DRIVER MONITORING SYSTEM
Original Abstract Submitted
a vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element. a driver monitoring camera is accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirror reflective element. with the mirror head adjusted to provide a rearward view to a driver of the equipped vehicle, (i) a normal vector of the mirror reflective element is angled away from a centerline axis of the vehicle and toward the driver side of the interior cabin of the vehicle and (ii) a principal viewing axis of the driver monitoring camera is angled more toward the centerline axis of the vehicle than the normal vector of the mirror reflective element so that the driver monitoring camera views at least a portion of the driver side of the interior cabin and at least a portion of a passenger side of the interior cabin.
