In-Cabin Monitoring

A car’s cabin can be a deadly environment: in as little as 10 minutes the temperature inside can reach 60 degrees Celsius or higher. If a child (or pet) is left behind in such an environment, the consequences are fatal.

AISIN is committed to prevent such tragedies.

Since 2008 we have been developing a Child Presence Detection system that uses a mmWave Radar to detect living beings in the car. Using a very powerful sensor, the system can detect the slight chest movements of a breathing infant, even if the baby is covered by a blanket or a sunshade.

The sensor used for the AISIN CPD System can be mounted in the roof line and its radio wave radiation range is able a to cover the entire interior of a three-row car. AISIN conducted multiple tests in order to recreate all possible situations that may occur in a car, like children hiding behind a seat or being fully covered under a blanket.

When the CPD system detects a child left alone in the car and judges the situation as an emergency, it will raise an alert by turning on the hazard lights and sounding the horn and notifying the user’s smartphone. The U.S. and European countries are expected to soon make CPD systems mandatory standard equipment in passenger motor vehicles in the market. There is no doubt that the market for CPD systems will expand globally.