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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2017
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jason J. Nolte, Wixom, MI (US);

Chao Zhang, Warren, MI (US);

Lisa A. Fallon, Oxford, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/427 (2006.01); B60N 2/07 (2006.01); B60N 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0244 (2013.01); B60N 2/0715 (2013.01); B60N 2/08 (2013.01); B60N 2/4279 (2013.01); B60N 2002/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for adjusting a vehicle seat onboard a vehicle is provided. The method obtains vehicle status data, by a processor communicatively coupled to a plurality of sensors onboard the vehicle; detects a current actuation state of the vehicle seat based on the vehicle status data, by the processor, wherein the current actuation state comprises at least one of a user input actuation state and an emergency actuation state; calculates seat adjustments, by the processor, based on the current actuation state; and actuates the vehicle seat based on the seat adjustments, via an electromagnetic vehicle seat rail device communicatively coupled to the processor.


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