Non-contact seat position system

A non-contact seat position system for a vehicle comprising:

• a vehicle;
• a lower seat track coupled to said vehicle;
• a upper seat track positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
• a target coupled to one of said lower seat track and said upper seat track;
• and
• a sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track, in line of sight of said target, wherein said sensor when powered outputs a sensor signal determined from a reflected signal from said target.

A method of non-contact seat position system determination comprising:

• providing a target coupled to one of a lower seat track and an upper seat track, said upper seat track is positionably coupled to said lower seat track;
• providing a non-contact sensor coupled to the other of said lower seat track and said upper seat track;
• powering said system;
• receiving in said sensor a reflected signal from said target;
• transmitting a sensor signal from said sensor;
• receiving in a conditioning module or a computer said sensor signal;
• and
• characterizing said sensor signal obtaining a seat travel position representative of the position of said upper seat track to said lower seat track.