Multi directional drive mode for an electric vehicle
OwnerAed M. Dudarinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle including a sitting area, a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The sitting area may be configured to swivel about a sitting area axis. The transceiver may be configured to receive a user request to move the vehicle in a first direction. The processor may be configured to obtain the user request and determine a sitting area orientation based on the first direction responsive to obtaining the user request. The processor may further cause the sitting area to swivel to the determined sitting area orientation. The processor may be additionally configured to obtain a user input to maneuver vehicle movement in the first direction responsive to causing the sitting area to swivel to the sitting area orientation, and cause the vehicle to move in the first direction based on the user input.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first sitting area configured to swivel about a first sitting area axis;
- a second sitting area not configured to swivel;
- a vehicle sensor configured to detect a vehicle operator seated on the first sitting area;
- a transceiver configured to receive a user request to move the vehicle in a first direction;
- and
- a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver and the first sitting area, wherein the processor is configured to:
- obtain the user request;
- determine a first sitting area orientation based on the first direction, responsive to obtaining the user request;
- cause the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- cause the second sitting area to fold based on the first direction to enhance a field of view of the vehicle operator from the first sitting area, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- generate a request for the vehicle operator to sit on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- determine, based on a sensor input from the vehicle sensor, that the vehicle operator is seated on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- obtain a user input to maneuver the vehicle in the first direction, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- and
- cause the vehicle to move in the first direction based on the user input.
A method to enable vehicle movement, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a processor, a user request to move a vehicle in a first direction;
- determining, by the processor, a first sitting area orientation associated with a first sitting area of the vehicle based on the first direction, responsive to obtaining the user request, wherein the first sitting area is configured to swivel about a first sitting area axis;
- causing, by the processor, the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- causing, by the processor, a second sitting area of the vehicle to fold based on the first direction to enhance a field of view of the vehicle operator from the first sitting area, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- generating, by the processor, a request for a vehicle operator to sit on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- determining, by the processor and based on a sensor input from a vehicle sensor, that the vehicle operator is seated on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- obtaining, by the processor, a user input to maneuver vehicle movement in the first direction, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- and
- causing, by the processor, the vehicle to move in the first direction based on the user input.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- obtain a user request to move a vehicle in a first direction;
- determine a first sitting area orientation associated with a first sitting area of the vehicle based on the first direction, responsive to obtaining the user request, wherein the first sitting area is configured to swivel about a sitting area axis;
- cause the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- cause a second sitting area of the vehicle to fold based on the first direction to enhance a field of view of the vehicle operator from the first sitting area, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- generate a request for a vehicle operator to sit on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- determine, based on a sensor input from the vehicle sensor, that the vehicle operator is seated on the first sitting area in the first sitting area orientation;
- obtain a user input to maneuver vehicle movement in the first direction, responsive to causing the first sitting area to swivel to the first sitting area orientation;
- and
- cause the vehicle to move in the first direction based on the user input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.