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Seat system for a vehicle

  • US 10,046,677 B2
  • Filed: 04/23/2013
  • Issued: 08/14/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A seat system for a vehicle, comprising:

  • a seat including a seat bottom on which a person can sit, wherein a first imaginary reference vertical centerline passes through a body of a person who is sitting in the seat when both the seat and the vehicle are in a nominal, level horizontal orientation;

    an intermediate support structure is secured to the seat and the vehicle which allows the seat to move relative to the vehicle;

    a first actuator that can interact with the seat to cause the seat to move relative to the vehicle;

    one or more sensors which can each measure an aspect of motion; and

    a processor that can (i) receive input from each of the one or more sensors, and (ii) utilize the input to determine a desired movement of the seat relative to the vehicle such that a combined motion of the seat relative to the vehicle and the vehicle relative to earth results in motion of the person about a virtual pivot point located substantially along the reference vertical centerline.

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