System and method for positioning a vehicle seat
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsArjun Yetukuri, Mladen Humer, Karl Henn, Jasmine Pizana, Curtis Hudson
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Abstract
A system and method for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle includes moving the seat arrangement forward by a first amount when a certain criteria are met. The criteria may include at least one criterion related to occupancy of a seat directly behind the seat arrangement and at least one criterion related to a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement. The method may also include not moving the seat arrangement forward by the first amount when at least one of the criteria is not met.
Claims21
A method for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
- moving the seat arrangement forward when a seat directly behind the seat arrangement is occupied and at least one criterion indicates a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement;
- and
- not moving the seat arrangement forward when the seat directly behind the seat arrangement is not occupied and the at least one criterion indicates the likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement.
A method for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
- moving the seat arrangement forward by a first amount when a plurality of criteria are met, including at least one criterion related to occupancy of a seat directly behind the seat arrangement and at least one criterion related to a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement;
- and
- not moving the seat arrangement forward by the first amount when at least one of the criteria is not met.
A system for positioning a seat arrangement in a vehicle, comprising:
- a control system including at least one controller and configured to control a position of the seat arrangement based on a plurality of inputs, including moving the seat arrangement forward by a first amount based on at least one input indicative of occupancy of a seat directly behind the seat arrangement and at least one input indicative of a likelihood of an impact into the vehicle from behind the seat arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.