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Monitoring device, monitoring method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program

A monitoring device that performs monitoring of an occupant of a vehicle by at least one monitoring mode from out of a first monitoring mode or a second monitoring mode that is different from the first monitoring mode. The monitoring device includes a setting section that sets a monitoring mode for monitoring the occupant based on a detection result of part of a body of the occupant using at least one monitoring mode from out of the first monitoring mode or the second monitoring mode.

Patent

Brief

Patent brief

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Novelty

The monitoring device includes a setting section that sets a monitoring mode for monitoring the occupant based on a dete...

Uses

Battery packs, Vehicle safety, Pack telemetry

Assignee

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Published

Mar 10, 2026

Inventors

Ryo Shirai

Domain

Mobility / storage

Plain-English summary

Problem

How can battery fires and thermal runaway in EV packs be prevented?

Solution

monitoring device that performs monitoring of an occupant of a vehicle by at least one monitoring mode from out of a first monitoring mode or a second monitoring mode that is different from the first monitoring mode.

Key novelty

The monitoring device includes a setting section that sets a monitoring mode for monitoring the occupant based on a detection result of part of a body of the occupant using at least one monitoring mode from out of the first monitoring mode or the second monitoring mode.

Applications

Battery packsVehicle safetyPack telemetry

Relevant search intents

monitoring

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