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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Magna Seating Inc., Aurora, CA;
Inventors:
Hanlong Yang, Novi, MI (US);
Pragathi Prasanna Kumar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Balasaranya Chitta, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Magna Seating Inc., Aurora, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/02 (2006.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0248 (2013.01); B60N 2/02246 (2023.08); B60N 2/0226 (2023.08); B60N 2/0296 (2013.01); B60N 2/0272 (2023.08); B60N 2210/14 (2023.08); B60N 2220/10 (2023.08); B60N 2220/20 (2023.08); B60N 2230/20 (2023.08); B60R 16/037 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic control unit configured to control at least one motor used to reposition a seat assembly within an automotive vehicle. The electronic control unit comprises a mode manager configured to reposition the seat assembly from a first position to a second position and a performance evaluation module configured to monitor the repositioning of the seat assembly. The performance evaluation module detects and compensates for abrupt stops in the at least one motor.