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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A positioning system for a head restraint in a vehicle includes one or more head restraint actuators, one or more proximity sensors positioned oriented to detect a fore-aft distance of a head of an occupant relative to the head restraint, and one or more controllers. The one or more controllers include one or more processors that execute instructions to determine the fore-aft position of the head restraint based on the fore-aft distance and compare the fore-aft position of the head restraint with a fore-aft bounding range of the head restraint. In response to determining the fore-aft position of the head restraint falls outside the fore-aft bounding range, the one or more controllers instruct the one or more head restraint actuators to adjust the fore-aft position of the head restraint to fall within the fore-aft bounding range. In embodiments, the positioning system includes one or more force sensors.