System, methodologies, and components acquiring, analyzing, and using occupant body specifications for improved seating structures and environment configuration
First Claim
1. An occupant support system comprisinga vehicle seat including a seat bottom mounted to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle for movement relative to the vehicle frame, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom, and a seat-movement system coupled to the seat back and seat bottom to control movement of the seat back and seat bottom anda configuration control system configured to receive an input including occupant data associated with an occupant and a computer configured to receive the occupant data, calculate external body dimensions using the occupant data, calculate internal body dimensions using at least the external body dimensions, and calculate a first body arrangement of the occupant using the internal body dimensions and predetermined criteria,wherein the seat-movement system is configured to move the vehicle seat to the first body arrangement.
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Abstract
Equipment and processes generate a seating solution by obtaining occupant data, calculating body dimensions from the occupant data, and calculating a best-fit body arrangement for an occupant. Occupant data may be obtained in various ways using available computational devices and software or by manually measuring the relevant dimensions on the occupant. A user interface for inputting occupant metrics and/or occupant measurements may be provided in a mobile terminal included in the vehicle or separate from the vehicle, thus giving users increased flexibility while maximizing simplicity and usability for the user or other personnel obtaining the data. Once an occupant'"'"'s best-fit body arrangement is determined, it may be altered by changing the predetermined criteria to achieve optimum comfort, safety, and therapeutic benefit as well as used for providing improved comfort on a continuous basis and/or in response to detected or predicted vehicle, road, or atmospheric conditions.
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1. An occupant support system comprising
a vehicle seat including a seat bottom mounted to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle for movement relative to the vehicle frame, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom, and a seat-movement system coupled to the seat back and seat bottom to control movement of the seat back and seat bottom and a configuration control system configured to receive an input including occupant data associated with an occupant and a computer configured to receive the occupant data, calculate external body dimensions using the occupant data, calculate internal body dimensions using at least the external body dimensions, and calculate a first body arrangement of the occupant using the internal body dimensions and predetermined criteria, wherein the seat-movement system is configured to move the vehicle seat to the first body arrangement.
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13. An occupant support system comprising
a vehicle seat including a seat bottom mounted to a vehicle frame included in a vehicle for movement relative to the vehicle frame, a seat back coupled to the seat bottom to pivot about a seat-back pivot axis relative to the seat bottom, and a seat-movement system coupled to the seat back and seat bottom to control movement of the seat back and seat bottom and a configuration control system including a sensor configured to obtain biometric data associated with an occupant and a computer configured to receive the biometric data, determine a physical condition of the occupant using the biometric data, and determine a first body arrangement using the biometric data and predetermined criteria, wherein the seat-movement system is configured to move the vehicle seat to the first body arrangement.
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