Extensively reconfigurable vehicle seat design
AssigneeAutodesk, Inc.
InventorsBhupendra Lodhia, Andriy Banadyha
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AssigneeAutodesk, Inc.
InventorsBhupendra Lodhia, Andriy Banadyha
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An extensively reconfigurable seat design can include a vehicle seat system including: a vehicle seat defining a vehicle occupant accommodating space, the vehicle seat including a seat cushion portion including multiple individually adjustable bladders, where each of the multiple individually adjustable bladders has a connected valve that controls fluid communication with an internal space of the individually adjustable bladder to adjust a pressure level within the internal space of the individually adjustable bladder, and an associated sensor configured to detect the pressure level within the internal space of the individually adjustable bladder. A computer can actively sense and control the pressure levels within the bladders, using the sensors and valves, to provide customization, adaptive, ride-active and intelligent control over a reconfigurable cushion for a vehicle.
A vehicle seat system comprising:
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