System and Method for Controlling Vehicle Seat Movement
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsMark A. Farquhar, David A. Hein, Arjun Yetukuri
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle. A sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to sense a presence of an object and to generate an output signal representing a proximity of the object to the sensor. A control unit is configured to receive the sensor output signal and to generate a control signal for use in controlling movement of the seat.
Claims20
A system for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a sensor assembly comprising a sensor configured to sense a presence of an object and to generate an output signal representing a proximity of the object to the sensor;
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- a control unit configured to receive the sensor output signal and to generate a control signal for use in controlling movement of the seat.
A system for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a sensor assembly comprising a conductive sensor configured to sense a presence of an object and to generate an output signal representing a proximity of the object to the sensor;
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- a control unit configured to receive the sensor output signal and to generate a control signal for use in one of halting and reversing movement of the seat based on a proximity of the object to the sensor.
A method for controlling movement of a seat in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a gap between a sensor and an object when the seat is moving;
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- controlling movement of the seat based on a comparison of the gap to a threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.