System And A Method For Determining A Cabin Layout In A Cabin Of A Vehicle And To An Aircraft

A method for determining a cabin layout in a cabin of a vehicle, comprising:

• sequentially providing electric power to at least one primary magnetic element of at least one row of primary magnetic elements attached to at least one first vehicle component;
• measuring electric values of the at least one powered primary magnetic element by means of a measuring unit;
• determining an overlapping state of at least one secondary magnetic element and the at least one powered primary magnetic element based on the measured electric values;
• interrupting the power provision to the at least one powered primary magnetic element;
• determining a position of at least one secondary magnetic element based on the determined overlapping states;
• and
• storing the position of each of the at least one secondary magnetic element;
• wherein the step of sequentially providing electric power to the at least one primary magnetic elements is conducted in a manner that contiguous primary magnetic elements are not provided with electric power at the same time.

An aircraft, having at least one cabin and at least one system, the system comprising:

• at least one first vehicle component;
• at least one row of primary magnetic elements attached to the at least one first vehicle component;
• at least one second vehicle component having a secondary magnetic element, the at least one second vehicle component being positionable relative to the at least one first vehicle component such that the secondary magnetic element overlaps with at least one primary magnetic element;
• at least one primary power control unit connected to at least one primary magnetic element of the at least one row of primary magnetic elements and adapted for providing electric power to the connected at least one primary magnetic element upon receiving a scan request signal;
• at least one measuring unit adapted for measuring at least one electric value in a primary magnetic element;
• and
• a control unit coupled with the at least one primary power control unit and with the at least one measuring unit;
• wherein the control unit is adapted
• for sequentially sending a scan request signal to the at least one primary power control unit, such that the at least one primary power control unit provides power to the at least one connected primary magnetic element, such that two contiguous primary magnetic elements of the at least one row of primary magnetic elements are not provided with electric power at the same time;
• for measuring electric values of the powered primary magnetic elements by the measuring unit;
• for determining a position of the at least one secondary magnetic element based on an overlapping state between the at least one secondary magnetic element and the primary magnetic elements depending on the measured electric values;
• and
• for storing the position of each of the at least one secondary magnetic element.