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US 11,897,369 B2Granted
System and method for reducing kinetosis symptoms
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorThomas Friedrich
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Abstract
A system reduces motion sickness symptoms for occupants of a vehicle. The system has a control unit which is coupled to a sensor system and/or a navigation system, a vehicle seat system, and/or a display unit for receiving and/or outputting signals. The control unit is designed to generate seat adjustment signals and/or display signals depending on received surroundings data and/or vehicle component data.
Claims11
A system for reducing motion sickness symptoms in operation of a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one of a sensor system or a navigation system;
- a vehicle seat system;
- a display unit;
- a control unit coupled to the at least one of the sensor system or the navigation system, the control unit being further coupled to the vehicle seat system and to the display unit, wherein:
- the sensor system and the navigation system are configured so as to receive surroundings data and vehicle component data of the vehicle from which movements of the vehicle result and to transmit the surroundings data and the vehicle component data to the control unit,
- the vehicle seat system is configured so as to receive seat adjustment signals from the control unit and to adjust at least one vehicle seat of the vehicle in accordance with the received seat adjustment signals,
- the display unit is configured so as to receive display signals from the control unit and to display the display signals,
- the control unit is configured so as to generate seat adjustment signals and display signals depending on the received surroundings data and vehicle component data,
- generating the seat adjustment signals comprises:
- determining first acceleration forces that would act on a vehicle occupant sitting on a vehicle seat due to the movements of the vehicle using the surroundings data and vehicle component data;
- and
- determining seat adjustment signals that are designed such that they bring about second acceleration forces that counteract the first acceleration forces for the vehicle occupant after adjusting the vehicle seat in accordance with these seat adjustment signals;
- and
- generating the display signals comprises:
- determining acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals;
- and
- determining display signals that are designed such that they bring about a sensory perception, congruent with the acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals.
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A method for reducing motion sickness symptoms, the method comprising:
- receiving surroundings data and vehicle component data of a vehicle from which movements of the vehicle result;
- generating seat adjustment signals and display signals depending on the received surroundings data and vehicle component data;
- adjusting at least one vehicle seat of the vehicle in accordance with the seat adjustment signals;
- and
- displaying the display signals;
- wherein generating the seat adjustment signals comprises:
- determining first acceleration forces that would act on a vehicle occupant sitting on a vehicle seat due to the movements of the vehicle using the surroundings data and vehicle component data;
- and
- determining seat adjustment signals that are designed such that they bring about second acceleration forces that counteract the first acceleration forces for the vehicle occupant after adjusting the vehicle seat in accordance with these seat adjustment signals;
- and
- wherein generating the display signals comprises:
- determining acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals;
- and
- determining display signals that are designed such that they bring about a sensory perception, congruent with the acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.