US 12,325,431 B2
Vehicle component identification system
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Benjamin Solomon Richer, Arlington, VA (US); Adam Carlson, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Peter Phung, Windsor (CA); and Hussein H. Berry, Dearborn, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/808,665.
Prior Publication US 2021/0276575 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/14 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01)
CPC B60W 50/0098 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60N 2/14 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06V 20/593 (2022.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/65 (2024.01); B60K 2360/149 (2024.01); B60N 2/0268 (2023.08); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01); B60W 2540/223 (2020.02); B60W 2540/225 (2020.02)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
identify a vehicle component based on a gaze direction of an occupant in a vehicle seat;
determine a first direction of the vehicle seat relative to a forward-facing direction of a vehicle;
determine a second direction from the vehicle seat to the vehicle component, wherein the vehicle component has a fixed position in the vehicle;
then rotate the vehicle seat toward the fixed position of the vehicle component based on identifying the vehicle component and an angle between the first direction and the second direction;
actuate a haptic output device after rotating the seat toward the vehicle component upon detecting a hand of the occupant within a distance threshold of the vehicle component, wherein the haptic output device is on at least one of a portable occupant device and the vehicle seat; and
prevent rotation of the vehicle seat based on the vehicle component being fixed to and moveable with the vehicle seat.