A seat system including a plurality of pressure sensors at a base portion and a backrest of a seat to sense pressure applied to the base portion and the backrest by an occupant. A plurality of actuators are at the base portion and the backrest of the seat. Each one of the plurality of actuators is configured to move an area of the seat to shape the seat to conform to an occupant thereof. A control module is configured to identify areas of high relative pressure applied to at least one of the base portion and the backrest by the occupant based on inputs from the plurality of sensors, and actuate one or more of the plurality of actuators at one or more of the areas of high relative pressure to provide pressure relief to the occupant.
Adjustable Seat
2018-05-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet |