AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SEAT POSITIONING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An autonomous vehicle seat positioning system, comprising:
- an autonomous vehicle controller configured to operate a vehicle in a self-driving mode and a manual driving mode;
an operator'"'"'s seat assembly having a positioning mechanism configured to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly between a reclined setting and an upright setting; and
a seat controller connected to the autonomous vehicle controller and the positioning mechanism of the vehicle seat assembly, the seat controller being configured to operating the positioning mechanism such that with the autonomous vehicle controller operating the vehicle in the self-driving mode and the vehicle operator'"'"'s seat assembly being in the reclined setting;
in response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting an emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in an emergency re-positioning mode, andin response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting a non-emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in a non-emergency re-positioning mode.
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Abstract
An autonomous vehicle seat positioning system includes a seat controller connected to a autonomous vehicle controller and a positioning mechanism of a seat assembly. The seat controller is configured to operating the positioning mechanism such that with the autonomous vehicle controller operating the vehicle in a self-driving mode and the vehicle operator'"'"'s seat assembly being in a reclined setting: in response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting an emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in an emergency re-positioning mode, and in response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting a non-emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in a non-emergency re-positioning mode.
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1. An autonomous vehicle seat positioning system, comprising:
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an autonomous vehicle controller configured to operate a vehicle in a self-driving mode and a manual driving mode; an operator'"'"'s seat assembly having a positioning mechanism configured to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly between a reclined setting and an upright setting; and a seat controller connected to the autonomous vehicle controller and the positioning mechanism of the vehicle seat assembly, the seat controller being configured to operating the positioning mechanism such that with the autonomous vehicle controller operating the vehicle in the self-driving mode and the vehicle operator'"'"'s seat assembly being in the reclined setting; in response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting an emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in an emergency re-positioning mode, and in response to the autonomous vehicle controller detecting a non-emergency condition requiring a change to the manual driving mode, the seat controller operates the positioning mechanism to move the operator'"'"'s seat assembly from the reclined setting to the upright setting in a non-emergency re-positioning mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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