Anti-submarining seat system

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• determining, by a system comprising a processor located on a vehicle, a person is located on a seat onboard the vehicle, wherein the seat comprises a seat back and a seat base;
• determining, by the system, at least one feature of the person;
• based on the at least one feature of the person, determining, by the system, a maximum angle between the seat back and the seat base for prevention of a potential occurrence of a submarining event involving the person with respect to a lap belt portion of a seat belt associated with the seat;
• determining, by the system, a current seat angle between the seat back and the seat base;
• and
• in response to the current seat angle exceeding the maximum angle:
• determining, by the system, a distance between a knee of the person and a portion of a dashboard located in front of the seat, and
• in response to the distance being greater than a threshold distance for prevention of the potential occurrence of the submarining event, adjusting, by the system, a position of the seat base to reduce the distance to below the threshold distance.

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor of a vehicle to cause the processor to:

• determine a person is located on a seat onboard the vehicle, wherein the seat comprises a seat back and a seat base;
• determine at least one feature of the person;
• based on the at least one feature of the person, determine a maximum angle between the seat back and the seat base for prevention of a potential occurrence of a submarining event involving the person with respect to a lap belt portion of a seat belt associated with the seat;
• determine a current seat angle between the seat back and the seat base;
• and
• in response to the current seat angle exceeding the maximum angle:
• determine a distance between a knee of the person and a portion of a dashboard located in front of the seat, and
• in response to the distance being greater than a threshold distance for prevention of the potential occurrence of the submarining event, adjust a position of the seat base to reduce the distance to below the threshold distance.