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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2022
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Ki Chang Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Dong Chul Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae Kun Yun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Jin Hong, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A device and a method for controlling a seat of a vehicle includes a detector for detecting vehicle environment information, a vibration generator mounted on the vehicle seat to generate the seat vibration, and a controller electrically connected to the detector and the vibration generator, and the controller detects seat environment information through the detector, determines a weight and a sitting posture of a user seated in the vehicle seat based on the seat environment information, determines a vibration pattern and a vibration excitation force based on the weight and the sitting posture of the user, and generates the seat vibration by controlling the vibration generator based on the determined vibration pattern and vibration excitation force.