Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Volvo Car Corporation

John Downs

Douglas Hall Frasher

Kolita Mendis

Ichiro Sugioka

Sihao Ding

Harshavardhan Reddy Dasari

Roman Aleksandrovich Akulshin

Andreas Zinn

Benny Sommerfeld

Kristina Jonsell

Lars Jansson

Björn Wessman

Ulla-Britt Frajdin-Hellqvist

Blair Taylor

A camera mount assembly for holding a camera or other perception sensor that may be fixed with respect to a ground plane and used for incremental angle measurement of the camera or other perception sensor in three axes, such that the precise spatial relationships of imaged objects with respect to the orientation/position of the camera or other perception sensor may be determined. A base structure of the camera mount assembly may be affixed to a fixed or moveable support structure and multiple leveling devices and/or laser devices are provided to establish a reliable reference relative to the ground plane. Thus, the exact orientation of the camera or other perception sensor in space may be determined frame to frame, such that the precise orientation of imaged objects with respect to the orientation/position of the camera or other perception sensor relative to the ground plane may be determined over time.

Camera mount assembly for incremental angle measurement in three axes

Example embodiments presented herein are directed toward a seat assembly, and corresponding method, for seat retraction in a vehicle during an autonomous driving mode. Seat refraction is provided by detecting a user initiated input for the retraction. Thereafter, a front seat is refracted such that an occupant of the front seat is out of reach of at least one driving control input device, for example, a steering wheel, pedals or a gear shift, during an autonomous driving mode. Such seat retraction prevents the occupant from providing inadvertent driving inputs to the driving control input devices during the autonomous driving mode.

System and method for seat retraction during an autonomous driving mode

Example embodiments presented herein are directed toward a steering wheel assembly, and corresponding method, for retracting a steering wheel in a vehicle. In the steering wheel retraction, a steering column is configured to first pivot upwards about a horizontal axis directed along the vehicle's width via a pivoting member. Thereafter, the steering wheel column is configured to slide, via an actuating member, in a forward direction towards the instrument panel of the vehicle. Thus, before moving the steering column in a forward direction, the steering wheel is moved away from the driver's legs by the pivoting action. This helps reduce the likelihood of the steering wheel hitting the driver's legs during the retraction.

Steering wheel assembly for retracting a steering wheel in a vehicle

A vehicle seat arrangement includes a child seat which is mounted in a rearward facing configuration to a backrest of an adult seat such that the backrest of another adult seat at least partially supports the backrest of the child seat.

Vehicle seat arrangement

An adjustable pedalbox and floor mechanism includes a pedalbox having at least one pedal associated therewith. The pedalbox is in communication with a vehicle seat via an adjustable floor mechanism that extends therebetween. The pedal and seat positions are independently adjustable in the vertical and/or horizontal directions. The floor mechanism is continuous between the pedalbox and the vehicle seat and remains generally horizontal with respect to the ground.

Adjustable pedalbox and floor for an automobile interior

An automatically adjustable seat system ( ) includes a sensor ( ) for detecting the position of a physical feature of the driver, such as the eyes. The sensor ( ) is in communication with a controller ( ), which transfers the detected physical feature of the driver thereto. A seat positioning ( ) mechanism is in communication with the controller ( ) to automatically locate the seat ( ) in a position which provides the driver with an optimum field of view. The controller ( ) is also in communication with a pedal box ( ) and a steering column ( ) to automatically position the pedals ( ), based on the information from the sensor ( ), in an optimum position for use by the driver.

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John Downs