US 12,454,358 B2
Aircraft seat motion planner and seat architecture
Bryce C. Baker, Raymore, MO (US); and Fangzhong Guo, Shoreline, WA (US)
Assigned to B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed by B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US)
Filed on May 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/144,461.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375779 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 11/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 11/06395 (2014.12) [B64D 11/064 (2014.12)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for seat motion planning, comprising:
a seat installable in an aircraft passenger cabin, the seat comprising:
a plurality of adjustable components;
a plurality of actuators configured to move the adjustable components; and
a seat controller configured to operate the plurality of actuators; and
a motion planner communicatively coupled to the seat controller, the motion planner including a processor configured to:
access a seat motion plan from a plurality of seat motion plans stored in memory, the seat motion plan including instructions for the seat controller to transition the seat from a first predetermined sitting position to a second predetermined sitting position different from the first predetermined sitting position;
access a model of the aircraft passenger cabin, the model including at least one object affecting the seat motion plan; and
modify the seat motion plan to account for the at least one object;
wherein the motion planner utilizes a plurality of seat configurations stored in memory as resources.