Method for adapting as a function of the driving situation and driving style, the side support of a person sitting in a vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat for this purpose
First Claim
1. A method for adjusting a side support of a vehicle seat, as a function of a driving situation and a driving style, for a person sitting in the seat, the method comprising the acts of:
- determining a lateral acceleration acting on the seat as a reference variable;
determining an instantaneous driving speed of the vehicle; and
weighting the determined lateral acceleration with the instantaneous driving speed of the vehicle to transform the determined lateral acceleration into a sensed lateral acceleration which is sensed by a person sitting in the seat as a function of the driving speed to drive a control variable for controlling a degree of adjustment of the side support.
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Abstract
A method is provided for adapting the side support, as a function of the driving situation and driving styles, of a person sitting in the seat of a vehicle, in which method a lateral acceleration acting on the seat is determined as reference variable for the adaptation. In order to allow greater allowance for the way in which the sitting person senses lateral acceleration, as well as a comfortable sitting sensation with the advantages of a necessary side support which is built up in curves at short notice, the specific instantaneous lateral acceleration is weighted with the instantaneous driving speed of the vehicle. A control variable for the degree of adaptation is derived therefrom. In addition, a supplementary control variable is determined which brings about support of the driver on both sides in the seat as a function of the driving style. A vehicle seat in which this method is applied is specified.
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1. A method for adjusting a side support of a vehicle seat, as a function of a driving situation and a driving style, for a person sitting in the seat, the method comprising the acts of:
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determining a lateral acceleration acting on the seat as a reference variable; determining an instantaneous driving speed of the vehicle; and weighting the determined lateral acceleration with the instantaneous driving speed of the vehicle to transform the determined lateral acceleration into a sensed lateral acceleration which is sensed by a person sitting in the seat as a function of the driving speed to drive a control variable for controlling a degree of adjustment of the side support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle seat side support adjusting system for a person sitting in the vehicle seat, comprising:
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a seat component; a backrest; an adjustable side support system formed in at least one of the seat component and the backrest; a control unit which adjusts the adjustable side support as a function of a lateral acceleration acting on the vehicle seat, said control unit generating a control variable which determines a degree of adjustment from an instantaneous lateral acceleration and an instantaneous driving speed using a stored weighting algorithm which describes a relationship between the driving speed and a sensed lateral acceleration sensed by the sitting person. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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