US 12,257,927 B2
System for optimizing the positioning of a vehicle seat
Omar Ben Abdelaziz, Tille (FR); Samuel Baudu, Boulogne-Billancourt (FR); and Maroua Benzarti, Savigny sur Orge (FR)
Assigned to Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed by Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile, Nanterre (FR)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/747,983.
Claims priority of application No. 21 05266 (FR), filed on May 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0371477 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60N 2/0248 (2013.01) [B60N 2/0273 (2023.08); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for optimizing positioning of a seat of a vehicle, comprising:
a module for obtaining and saving at least one morphological parameter representative of a current passenger occupying the seat;
a seat positioning adjustment module, the seat positioning adjustment module comprising at least one sensor, located within the vehicle, and configured to monitor the positioning of the seat;
a determination module configured to determine a seat positioning adjustment to be applied at least as a function of said at least one morphological parameter representative of the current passenger; and
an interaction module configured to display a plurality of distinct body areas to be relieved by at least one seat positioning adjustment change, each body area being selectable by the current passenger;
wherein the system is configured to:
determine, using the determination module of the system, the at least one seat positioning adjustment change, optimizing the comfort of the current passenger, to be applied while the vehicle is operating, wherein the at least one the seat positioning adjustment change to be applied is also a function of at least one body area to be relieved previously selected by the current passenger,
associate a local comfort score with each pair formed by a selectable body area and a seat position, and associate an overall comfort score with each seat position,
select positioning associated with a maximum overall comfort score, and for each selectable body area, positioning associated with a maximum local comfort score,
display, using the interaction module, selectable information representative of each of the positions selected by the determination module, and
automatically modify, via the seat positioning adjustment module, the positioning of the seat to achieve the adjustment change to be applied.