US 2024/0198864 A1 · Vehicle Seat Control System And Method Therefor

Abstract

A vehicle seat control system includes: at least one seat comprising an one or more electronic devices for a seat sliding function, a backrest angle adjustment function, a leg-rest angle adjustment function, and a seat swivel function; a seat control module disposed in each seat to collect seat state data of the corresponding seat and control the functions of the one or more electronic devices based on an applied command; and a seat controller disposed to correspond to the seat control module, predicting an obstruction condition by another component during seat swivel by checking the seat state data if receiving a seat swivel request from a user, removing the obstruction condition through a pre-processing control by using the seat control module, and then performing a seat swivel control.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle seat control system comprising:

a seat comprising at least one electronic device configured to perform a plurality of functions comprising:
a seat sliding function, a backrest angle adjustment function, a leg-rest angle adjustment function, and a seat swivel function;
a seat control module, for the seat, configured to collect seat state data and to control, based on a received command, the at least one electronic device to perform at least one of the plurality of functions;
and
a seat controller, communicatively connected to the seat control module, configured to:
predict an obstruction condition of a seat swivel by checking, based on receiving a request for the seat swivel, the seat state data;
resolve the obstruction condition via a pre-processing control of the seat control module;
and
based on the obstruction condition being resolved, cause the seat control module to control the at least one electronic device to perform the seat swivel via the seat swivel function.

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A method for a vehicle seat control, the method comprising:

checking, based on receiving a signal indicating user input requesting to swivel a seat, seat state data of the seat;
determining, based on the seat state data, whether a plurality of conditions, comprising preset conditions of a closed leg rest and the seat at a target position, are satisfied;
based on at least one of the plurality of conditions not being satisfied:
determining an obstruction condition for performing a seat swivel function;
and
performing a pre-processing control to remove the obstruction condition;
and
based on the performing the pre-processing control and the plurality of conditions being satisfied, performing a swivel control to swivel the seat to a preset angle via the seat swivel function.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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