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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marcos Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Patrick Maloney, Livonia, MI (US);
Kevin Mozurkewich, Milford, MI (US);
Johnathan Andrew Line, Northville, MI (US);
Sean Bayle West, Monroe, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transportation system includes a vehicle, a plurality of seating assemblies positioned within a passenger compartment of the vehicle and defining an arrangement, a plurality of actuators that effect movement of various components of the plurality of seating assemblies, a plurality of sensors, and a controller. Specific examples of pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements are provided, as well as the ability to customize the arrangement. Additionally, exemplary methods illustrate transitions between a variety of the pre-set or pre-programmed arrangements.