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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Scott D Thomas, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/007 (2006.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/0078 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for vehicle braking, collision, or braking and collision simulations. The systems include a seat platform configured to be secured within a vehicle such that the seat platform is located on or above a seat of the vehicle, the seat platform configured to be controllably displaced relative to the vehicle seat in at least a forward direction towards the front of the vehicle while having a passenger disposed on the seat platform during a deceleration simulation that includes displacing the seat platform having the passenger disposed thereon from an initial position toward the front of the vehicle, one or more sensors configured to gather sensor data indicative of spatial characteristics of the passenger during the deceleration simulation, wherein at least one of the sensors is a sensor of the vehicle.


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