INDIVIDUALIZABLE CONVENIENCE SYSTEM FOR DRIVERS
First Claim
1. A method for automatically adjusting positions of a driver seat and other components of a vehicle, said method comprising:
- providing data about an interior space of the vehicle where a driver is seated;
providing a plurality of attributes about the driver;
using the attributes about the driver in an anthropometric estimator to estimate body dimensions for the driver;
using the body dimensions for the driver and the data about the interior space of the vehicle to calculate optimal positions of the driver seat and the other components; and
adjusting the positions of the driver seat and the other components to the optimal positions.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically adjusting a driver seat, steering wheel, pedals, mirrors, and other components of a vehicle, based on information about the size of the driver. The method uses basic information about the driver'"'"'s size—including standing height, sitting height, and gender—in a model which estimates all anthropometric data for the driver. The anthropometric data for the driver—including upper and lower arm and leg lengths, torso length, and other dimensions—is used in inverse kinematic calculations to determine optimal positions and orientations for the adjustable components of the vehicle'"'"'s cockpit. The method then pre-adjusts the components before the driver enters the vehicle, and makes compatible adjustments to the mirrors and other components if the driver adjusts the driver seat.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for automatically adjusting positions of a driver seat and other components of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing data about an interior space of the vehicle where a driver is seated; providing a plurality of attributes about the driver; using the attributes about the driver in an anthropometric estimator to estimate body dimensions for the driver; using the body dimensions for the driver and the data about the interior space of the vehicle to calculate optimal positions of the driver seat and the other components; and adjusting the positions of the driver seat and the other components to the optimal positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for automatically adjusting positions of a driver seat and other components of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing data about an interior space of the vehicle where a driver is seated; providing a plurality of attributes about the driver, including standing height, sitting height, and gender; using the attributes about the driver in a first or second order anthropometric estimator model to estimate body dimensions for the driver; using the body dimensions for the driver and the data about the interior space of the vehicle to calculate optimal positions of the driver seat and the other components; adjusting the positions of the driver seat and the other components to the optimal positions; and readjusting the other components in response to an adjustment of the driver seat by the driver.
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14. A system for automatically adjusting positions of adjustable components in a vehicle, said adjustable components including a driver seat and one or more of a headrest, outside rearview mirrors, an inside rearview mirror, a shoulder belt height adjuster, a steering wheel and column, and accelerator and brake pedals, said system comprising:
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a driver identification sub-system for determining attributes about the driver; and a controller in communication with the driver identification sub-system and the adjustable components, said controller being configured to receive the attributes about the driver from the driver identification sub-system, estimate body dimensions for the driver, calculate optimal positions of the adjustable components, and command the adjustable components to move to the optimal positions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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