US 11,951,878 B2
Vehicle having seat control based on monitored pet location
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US); Annette Lynn Huebner, Highland, MI (US); Marguerite Lynn Kimball, Brighton, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); Gregory Paul Thomas, Canton, MI (US); and John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on May 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/307,242.
Prior Publication US 2022/0355710 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/20 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60N 2/0244 (2013.01) [B60N 2/002 (2013.01); B60N 2/20 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body defining a cabin interior;
a plurality of seats located within the cabin interior, each seat having an adjustable seat base and an adjustable seat back;
an occupant monitoring system having a processor for detecting and monitoring a pet within the cabin interior and detecting a weight of the pet; and
a controller processing signals generated by the occupant monitoring system and determining a location of the pet on a seat within the cabin interior based on the processed signals, the controller further controlling at least one of the adjustable seat base and the adjustable seat back of the seat based on the determined location of the pet on the seat and the weight of the pet so that the seat is configured to accommodate the pet.