Seat control unit for adjusting a vehicle seat and vehicle seat configuration

A vehicle seat configuration comprising:

• a vehicle seat having a seat bottom and a backrest;
• a seat control unit operatively connected to said vehicle seat, said seat control unit including a touch sensor, a support layer and a control circuit;
• said touch sensor including a touch-sensitive fabric;
• said touch-sensitive fabric being attached to said support layer, said support layer being a vehicle interior component selected from the group consisting of said seat bottom, a center armrest, a door armrest, an interior door panel, a steering wheel, a dashboard, a center console, and a remote control unit;
• said touch-sensitive fabric defining a two-dimensional input region allowing a two-dimensional vector input as a function of a force exerted by a sliding motion on said touch-sensitive fabric;
• said touch sensor generating signals in response to the force exerted on said touch-sensitive fabric;
• said control circuit being connected to said touch sensor and receiving the signals generated by said touch sensor, said control circuit determining a position of the force exerted on said touch-sensitive fabric;
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• said control circuit generating control signals for controlling at least one of said seat bottom and said backrest in dependence on the position of the force exerted on said touch-sensitive fabric.