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US 11,453,312 B2Granted
Vehicle seat operation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorKevin Michael Pline
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Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to identify a child seat mounted to a vehicle seat and, then, to rotate the vehicle seat to a forward position.
Claims16
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- identify a child seat mounted to a vehicle seat;
- identify an angular position of the vehicle seat based on data from an angular sensor;
- determine that the angular position of the vehicle seat is away from a forward position based on data from the angular sensor, the forward position being a specified angle range of the angular position of the vehicle seat;
- then, actuate a motor to rotate the vehicle seat until data from the angular sensor indicate that the angular position of the vehicle seat is within the specified angle range of the forward position;
- and
- upon identifying the child seat, prevent the vehicle seat from rotating away from the forward position.
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A method, comprising:
- identifying a child seat mounted to a vehicle seat;
- identifying an angular position of the vehicle seat based on data from an angular sensor;
- determining that the angular position of the vehicle seat is away from a forward position based on data from the angular sensor, the forward position being a specified angle range of the angular position of the vehicle seat;
- then, actuating a motor to rotate the vehicle seat until data from the angular sensor indicate that the angular position of the vehicle seat is within the specified angle range of the forward position;
- and
- upon identifying the child seat, preventing the vehicle seat from rotating away from the forward position.
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A system, comprising:
- a vehicle seat rotatable to a forward position, the forward position being a specified angle range of an angular position of the vehicle seat;
- means for determining that the angular position of the vehicle seat is away from the forward position based on data from an angular sensor;
- means for identifying a child seat mounted to the vehicle seat;
- and
- means for actuating a motor to rotate the vehicle seat until data from the angular sensor indicate that the angular position is within the specified angle range of the forward position upon identifying the child seat;
- and
- means for preventing the vehicle seat from rotating away from the forward position upon identifying the child seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.