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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G05B 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60Q 5/00 (2006.01); G08B 6/00 (2006.01); B60N 2/48 (2006.01); B60R 11/02 (2006.01); B60N 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60N 2/4876 (2013.01); B60R 11/0217 (2013.01); G08B 6/00 (2013.01); B60N 2002/4485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle apparatus includes a seat and a transducer configured to vibrate such that a vibration is felt by a person sitting in the seat. A transducer control signal that is transmitted to the transducer is based on output from a sensor of the apparatus configured to measure data including parameters indicative of at least one of a vehicle system function, a vehicle environment, and driver state, or on output from the vehicle system indicating parameters related to the vehicle system, vehicle environment, or driver state.