US 12,304,407 B2
Navigational attribute driven system and method for adjusting an adjustable component of a vehicle
David Alfred Ostrowski, Northville, MI (US); Leopoldo Urbina, Álvaro Obregón (MX); Akshay Dirisala, Olmsted Township, OH (US); Elizabeth Anne Manwell, Canton, MI (US); and Austin Kirchner, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/543,078.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174006 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 1/04 (2006.01); B60R 1/07 (2006.01); B60T 7/06 (2006.01); B62D 1/187 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 16/037 (2013.01) [B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60N 2/0237 (2023.08); B60N 2/0273 (2023.08); B60N 2/0278 (2023.08); B60R 1/04 (2013.01); B60R 1/07 (2013.01); B60T 7/06 (2013.01); B62D 1/187 (2013.01); B60K 2026/026 (2013.01); B60N 2210/24 (2023.08); B60N 2220/10 (2023.08); B60N 2220/20 (2023.08)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling at least one adjustable component of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving occupant data via at least one controller, the occupant data including demographic information corresponding to at least one occupant of the vehicle;
receiving trip data via the at least one controller, the trip data including travel route information and occupancy information, wherein the travel route information corresponds to a projected travel route and the occupancy information corresponds to at least one of a number of occupants, an identity of the at least one occupant, and a position of the at least one occupant;
determining, via the at least one controller, fatigue estimation data corresponding to a projected fatigue of the at least one occupant along the projected travel route based on the trip data, wherein the fatigue estimation data is determined via access to a group identity database that includes a plurality of group identity profiles associated with identification information of the at least one occupant;
determining a current group identity profile of the plurality of group identity profiles based on the occupancy information;
communicating, via an adjustment control system, an instruction to position the at least one adjustable component based on the fatigue estimation data and the current group identity profile; and
adjusting the at least one adjustable component toward at least one target position.