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Automatic driving position adjustment control system and method

  • US 20070119647A1
  • Filed: 11/08/2005
  • Published: 05/31/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic driving position adjustment system for use in a vehicle having at least first and second adjustable components, wherein the first component is adjustable by an operator between a first and second position, comprising:

  • (a) a movement-distance sensor that generates an output signal indicative of the distance that the first adjustable component moves when adjusted by an operator between its first and second positions;

    (b) a controller responsive to the output signal of the movement-distance sensor and adapted to compute a required distance that the second adjustable component is to move on the basis of the distance moved by the first adjustable component; and

    (c) a motor that is actuated by the controller and is drivingly engaged to the second adjustable component to move the second component the required distance as computed by the controller.

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