Seat control apparatus and method

A seat control apparatus comprising:

• an input device;
• a plurality of driving devices;
• a memory configured to store one or more instructions;
• and
• a controller operatively connected to the input device, the plurality of driving devices, and the memory,
• wherein the instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the seat control apparatus to
• identify current locations of the plurality of driving devices and target locations corresponding to a specified input regarding a location control of a seat in response to receiving the specified input through the input device,
• predict that an interference will occur while the plurality of driving devices are controlled from the current locations to the target locations,
• set operation sequences of the plurality of driving devices based on i) a result of the prediction that the interference will occur while the plurality of driving devices are controlled from the current locations to the target locations and ii) priorities of the plurality of driving devices,
• sequentially control the plurality of driving devices based on the operation sequences,
• determine an interference possibility of a second driving device corresponding to a next priority to a first driving device in response to predicting that the first driving device will interfere with another driving device, among the plurality of driving devices, while the first driving device is moved from a first current location to a first target location, and
• set the operation sequences to control the second driving device to a first priority in response to predicting that the second driving device will not interfere with any other driving device, among the plurality of driving devices, while the second driving device is moved from a second current location to a second target location.