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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Catherine Marie Amodeo, Livonia, MI (US);
David Michael Herman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Yashanshu Jain, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Richard Warner, New Hudson, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure generally pertains to a vehicle seat headrest adjustment system. An example method executed by a processor includes determining, based on data received from a first sensor, a spatial parameter associated with a headrest of a seat in a vehicle and determining, based on data received from the first sensor and/or a second sensor, a spatial parameter associated with a head of an occupant of the seat. The processor evaluates the spatial parameters with respect to a reference spatial relationship between the headrest and the head of the occupant and issues an audible alert and/or a visual advisory to reposition and/or reorient the headrest based on the evaluation. The spatial parameters can be, for example, an orientation of the headrest, a separation distance between the headrest and the head of the occupant, or a relative orientation of the head of the occupant with respect to the headrest.