A vehicle control device, or a method thereof, for a host vehicle can include a processor, a power supply device that performs charging or discharging, a first battery used to operate the host vehicle, and memory. The processor may charge the first battery based on a charge power supplied from an external power source through the power supply device, perform control of the host vehicle such that the vehicle drives to a place other than a medical facility for use of medical equipment, provide power to the medical equipment based on a discharge power supplied by the first battery through the power supply device, and perform one of or both of identifying a condition of a patient through the medical equipment at the place and performing treatment on the patient at the place.

Provided is an interior article for a conveyance including a touch switch suppressing an unintended misoperation by an occupant. An interior article 30 for a conveyance of the present invention includes a touch switch 35 operating an electrical component provided in a conveyance and a recess portion 33 formed in an interior side surface of the conveyance. The touch switch has a sensing unit 36 detecting an occupant's finger. The recess portion has an opening portion 33a, a bottom portion 33b, a standing wall portion 33c formed around the bottom portion, and a curved surface 33d formed to be curved so as to protrude toward the opening portion side in the bottom portion. The sensing unit is disposed on the curved surface.

A driver's cab for an agricultural work vehicle. The driver's cab has a driver's seat on which armrests are arranged on both sides, a windshield delimiting the front of the driver's cab and extending substantially between the cab floor and cab roof of the driver's cab, and a steering unit replacement system. The steering unit replacement system comprises: steering elements at least integrated into the armrests positioned on both sides of the driver's seat, at least one footrest associated with the driver's seat at the front in an area close to the floor, at least one grab handle system arranged at the front, and at least one storage device accessible from the driver's seat by a driver in a sitting position.

Disclosed embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for automotive seats for a vehicle, and seating arrangements within a vehicle. Disclosed embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for moving a vehicle seat between a first driving position and a second access position and moving the vehicle seat between the second access position and the first driving position. The driving position may be in the center of the vehicle and the access positions may be on either side of a vehicle. Disclosed embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for modular automotive seat assemblies comprising interchangeable portions in order to replace worn-out or damaged parts, or to change seat styles and configurations. Disclosed embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for automotive seating arrangements that allow for better line-of-sight for passengers.

Methods and systems are provided for flipping a seat of a vehicle. The systems include a base member for the seat, a drive mechanism partially used for driving the base member to rotate, a first support member and a second support member of the seat, a backrest member, a lock mechanism for locking and unlocking the backrest member with the second support member, a rotation mechanism, and a control module for sending a command to flip the seat.

Automatic driver seat adjustment in a vehicle based on seat position imaging is disclosed. A computer system in the vehicle receives target seat position data indicating a target seat position of a set in a vehicle. To adjust the seat to the target seat position, imaging media of the seat is captured with the camera. The imaging media includes images of the seat that are indicative of the current seat position of the seat. The media is processed to determine the current seat position relative to the target seat position. The seat position is then controlled with a seat actuator to move the seat to a new seat position that is toward the target seat position. By utilizing a camera, multiple sensors are not required to keep track of seat position and a camera already used for other purposes in the vehicle can be further utilized for automatic seat positioning.

A motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a forward region, a central region, and a rearward region, a floor, a seating rail system positioned on the floor and extending along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, a plurality of seating assemblies arranged in the passenger compartment in a first row, a second row, and a third row. Each seating assembly has a seat base coupled to the seating rail system, a seat movably coupled to the seat base, a seat back movably coupled to the seat base, and seat actuators configured to activate the seating assemblies. The vehicle has a center console on a center console rail system extending longitudinally, a center console actuator, and a controller that receives an input commanding a selected passenger compartment arrangement and controls the actuators to position the seat assemblies and center console in the commanded passenger compartment arrangement.

An occupant customized seat control apparatus and method are provided. The method includes recognizing, by a camera, an occupant that approaches a vehicle, controlling a display to move based on a height of the recognized occupant, determining whether the recognized occupant is an infant, and when the recognized occupant is determined to be an infant, determining whether a booster seat needs to be controlled based on the height of the recognized occupant, and when at least one of the booster seat, a footrest, or the combination thereof needs to be controlled, converting a value of the recognized height into a booster seat actuator movement amount value, and controlling the booster seat to move based on the converted actuator movement amount value.

Methods, systems, and devices for an automated ingress and egress system. The system may include a rear back door of a vehicle. The system may further include a seat and a frame coupled to the seat and a floor of the vehicle. The frame may move the seat from inside a cabin of the vehicle to outside the cabin through the rear back door. The system may further include an electronic control unit (ECU) electrically connected to the rear back door and the frame. The ECU may control the rear back door to open the rear back door, control the frame to move the seat from inside the cabin to outside the cabin through the rear back door, control the frame to move the seat from outside the cabin to inside the cabin through the rear back door, and control the rear back door to close the rear back door.

A configurable seat system with a collapsible seat cushion frame is described. The seat system can incorporate a kinematic structure at the seat cushion frame, such that the kinematic structure can be adjusted to cause the seat cushion to have a variable thickness/height. The adjustable seat enables convenient egress/ingress of a region of a passenger compartment and also convenient extension of a cargo bay area. One or more motors can be utilized to adjust respective position of respective components included in the seat system. Operation of the motors can be enabled in response to selection of a button, e.g., flat fold configuration, entry/exit configuration, and such. Hence, an occupant of the vehicle only has to press a button to adjust the seat position with the one or more motors in conjunction with respective linkages/seat structure regardless of the mass of the seat system.