Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Providing a notification to an occupant using a vehicle seat
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Application No.: US15443711Application Date: 2017-02-27
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Publication No.: US10457165B2Publication Date: 2019-10-29
- Inventor: Heishiro Toyoda , John K. Lenneman , Joshua E. Domeyer
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Darrow Mustafa PC
- Agent Christopher G. Darrow
- Main IPC: B60W30/00
- IPC: B60W30/00 ; B60N2/02 ; B60N2/90

Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a notification of an upcoming acceleration to an occupant of a vehicle are disclosed herein. The vehicle includes a seat that is movable in one or more directions. The vehicle can identify a direction and magnitude of acceleration corresponding to an upcoming maneuver. The vehicle can also track one or more states of the occupant. The vehicle can generate control signals to move the seat based on the state of the occupant and the direction and magnitude of the acceleration for the upcoming maneuver.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180244173A1 PROVIDING A NOTIFICATION TO AN OCCUPANT USING A VEHICLE SEAT Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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