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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2023
Applicants:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Ki Chang Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Dong Chul Park, Anyang-si, KR;

Assignees:

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;

KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/00 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); A61M 21/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/0023 (2023.08); A61M 21/02 (2013.01); B60N 2/90 (2018.02); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/62 (2013.01); B60N 2002/981 (2018.02);
Abstract

A vehicle seat control apparatus for controlling seat vibration based on a sleep state of a driver and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a detector that detects biometric information of a user and a driving device that controls a vibrator embedded in a vehicle seat. The apparatus further includes a controller connected with the detector and the driving device. The controller determines a sleep state of the user based on the biometric information detected by the detector, determines a frequency and a waveform of seat vibration based on the sleep state, and generates the seat vibration by controlling the driving device based on the frequency and the waveform of the seat vibration.


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