ADJUSTABLE REAR-VIEWING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A system for controlling an orientation of rear-viewing mirrors in a vehicle, the vehicle including a left-exterior mirror, a right-exterior mirror, a middle-interior mirror, and an adjustable driver'"'"'s seat, the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat including a back-rest portion and a seating portion, the system comprising a controller configured to:
- receive a linear position signal indicating a linear position of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat relative to the vehicle;
receive an angular position signal indicating an angular position of the back-rest portion of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat relative to the seating portion of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat;
calculate an estimated location of a driver'"'"'s head in a horizontal plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal;
calculate an estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in a vertical plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal; and
change an orientation of at least one of the left-exterior mirror, the right-exterior mirror, and the middle-interior mirror based on an intersection of the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the vertical plane and the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the horizontal plane.
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Abstract
A system for adjusting one or more mirror in a vehicle based on an estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in both a vertical and horizontal plane. A controller receives a linear position signal indicating a linear position of an adjustable driver'"'"'s seat and an angular position signal indicating an angular position of the back-rest of the driver'"'"'s seat. The controller calculates an estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in both the vertical and horizontal plane based at least in part on the linear position and angular position. The controller then changes the orientation of at least one of the three mirrors of the vehicle based on an intersection of the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the vertical and horizontal planes.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for controlling an orientation of rear-viewing mirrors in a vehicle, the vehicle including a left-exterior mirror, a right-exterior mirror, a middle-interior mirror, and an adjustable driver'"'"'s seat, the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat including a back-rest portion and a seating portion, the system comprising a controller configured to:
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receive a linear position signal indicating a linear position of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat relative to the vehicle; receive an angular position signal indicating an angular position of the back-rest portion of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat relative to the seating portion of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat; calculate an estimated location of a driver'"'"'s head in a horizontal plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal; calculate an estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in a vertical plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal; and change an orientation of at least one of the left-exterior mirror, the right-exterior mirror, and the middle-interior mirror based on an intersection of the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the vertical plane and the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling an orientation of each of a plurality of rear-view mirrors in a vehicle, the vehicle including an adjustable driver'"'"'s seat with a seating portion and a back-rest portion, a left-exterior mirror, a right-exterior mirror, and a middle-interior mirror, the method comprising:
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receiving a linear position signal indicating a linear position of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat relative to the vehicle; receiving an angular position signal indicating an angular position of the adjustable driver'"'"'s seat related to the seating portion; calculating an estimated location of a driver'"'"'s head in a horizontal plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal; calculating an estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in a vertical plane based at least in part on the linear position signal and the angular position signal; and changing the orientation of at least one of the left-exterior mirror, the right-exterior mirror, and the middle-interior mirror based on an intersection of the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the vertical plane and the estimated location of the driver'"'"'s head in the horizontal plane. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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