The application provides a seat control method, a seat controller and a product, which are applicable to the technical field of automobiles. In the application, after driving of a seat motor is stabilized and during operation of the seat motor, for each of cycles, present driving current is compared with a temporary current value corresponding to a previous cycle to determine a difference, and current change trend of each of the cycles is determined. In a case where the current change trend of the present cycle is the same as the current change trend of the previous cycle, an increment of a current locking accumulative count value is increased. A locking flag for indicating stopping of the seat motor can be determined more quickly so as to realize an anti-pinch function, and thus an anti-pinch event can be detected quickly and accurately.

In order to improve steering operation operability during cornering while maintaining a driver holding property, a seat apparatus is provided with: a seat back frame; a cornering sensor for detecting a cornering direction of a vehicle; and a control unit that controls the seat back frame on the basis of the result of detection by the cornering sensor. The seat back frame is provided with: left and right side frames disposed on both sides of the seat back frame; a back plate disposed between the left and right side frames; and a swinging mechanism for swinging the back plate with respect to the direction of movement of the vehicle. The control unit controls the swinging mechanism such that, upon detection of a cornering direction of the vehicle by the cornering sensor, the inner one of the sides of the back plate with respect to the cornering direction is positioned rearward of the outer one of the sides with respect to the cornering direction.

In order to improve steering operation operability during cornering while maintaining a driver holding property, a seat apparatus is provided with: a seat back frame; a cornering sensor for detecting a cornering direction of a vehicle; and a control unit that controls the seat back frame on the basis of the result of detection by the cornering sensor. The seat back frame is provided with: left and right side frames disposed on both sides of the seat back frame; a back plate disposed between the left and right side frames; and a swinging mechanism for swinging the back plate with respect to the direction of movement of the vehicle. The control unit controls the swinging mechanism such that, upon detection of a cornering direction of the vehicle by the cornering sensor, the inner one of the sides of the back plate with respect to the cornering direction is positioned rearward of the outer one of the sides with respect to the cornering direction.

A vehicle is described, and includes a telematics device, a GPS tracking device, and a multi-position driver's seat including a seat position actuator that is operatively connected to a seat controller and disposed to control a position setting thereof. A control system and method for the vehicle is described and includes receiving an alert of an impending traffic event, and determining a desired activation command for the seat position actuator based upon the impending traffic event. The seat controller controls the seat position actuator responsive to the desired activation command.

A computer that includes memory that stores instructions executable by a processor. The computer may be programmed to: receive image data that includes a vehicle seat and an occupant within a vehicle cabin; determine, using the received data, an orientation of the seat and an orientation of the occupant; and perform a vehicle function based on the determination.

Disclosed is an electronic seat switch for a power seat of an autonomous vehicle and a method of operating the power seat by using the electronic seat switch, wherein the power seat is configured to be operated by using the electronic seat switch that is compact and slim.

A method for controlling a seat is performed by a mobile device in cooperation with a database. The database contains at least one reference data set which contains a physical characteristic data and a seat setting data. The method includes the steps of: a) upon receipt of an input, searching the database to identify which one(s) of the at least one reference data set contains the physical characteristic data that matches the input, the one(s) serving as candidate data set(s); and b) when a total number of the candidate data set(s) identified in step a) is one, outputting, to the seat, the seat setting data contained in the candidate data set for controlling the seat.

A vehicle seat control apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes a coordinate calculating unit which calculates an interference coordinate based on a current position of a motion seat, among a plurality of seats in a vehicle; a position determining unit which determines whether the motion seat and the other seat interfere with each other using the interference coordinate; and a controller which selectively controls the motion seat or the other seat depending on whether the motion seat and the other seat interfere with each other.

A method for a vehicle includes using sensors in a vehicle seat to detect biometrics of a person sitting in the seat and a vehicle controller determining from the biometrics of the person whether the person requires medical attention. In response to the person requiring medical attention, a request for assistance for the person is broadcasted via a V2X transceiver of the vehicle to medical practitioners of a medical practitioner network who are near a location of vehicle during the broadcasting. The medical practitioner network includes the person as a subscriber and medical practitioners as providers. Alternately, in response to the person requiring medical attention, the vehicle controller uses an autonomous vehicle control system of the vehicle to drive the vehicle to a medical facility.

A seat assembly includes one or more adjustable components disposed in a seat portion or a seatback of the seat assembly and are actively operable between stowed and deployed positions based on real-time occupant position information. A controller is operably coupled to the adjustable components and configured to adjust the adjustable components towards the deployed position when a pressure force is detected by one or more sensors disposed in either the seat portion or the seatback, or both. The pressure forces are applied by the vehicle occupant as the vehicle occupant applies pressure to portions of the vehicle seat during movement of the vehicle. The adjustable components are moveable to a degree that is calculated as a function of the pressure value sensed by the sensors in the seat assembly.