A control system 200 for a vehicle, where the vehicle comprises a cabin with one or more movable seat elements 116 for adjusting the configuration of a vehicle seat 104 and thereby adjusting a pose of a user of the vehicle. The control system comprises one or more processors collectively configured to: receive one or more signals indicative of one or more anatomical measurements of the user; in dependence on the signals, determine a musculoskeletal model 300 taking the form of an anatomy-based joint model comprising a set of body features 310, the set of body feature comprising anatomical joints 314 and a plurality of rigid elements 312 connected by the joints; determine a pose of the model when seated with one or more of the body features in respective allocated positions, each position being arranged within a respective space envelope (500, figure 4); wherein each pose comprises: one or more posture angles defined by the model; and a relative position of the body features; and in dependence on the pose, output control signals to at least one of said moveable seat elements to adjust the configuration of the seat for supporting the user in the determined pose.


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    Title :

    Occupant positioning system


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-02-05


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet



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