Adjusting interior configuration of a vehicle based on external environment data
US11400834B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2556/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method are provided for controlling an interior configuration of a vehicle. The system may include an interior vehicle component, an actuator component configured to adjust a physical configuration of the interior vehicle component, an external communication component configured to collect driving environment data representing an external environment of the vehicle, and one or more processors configured to receive driving environment data and detect, by processing the driving environment data, an external driving condition. When the one or more processors detect the external driving condition, the one or more processors may cause the actuator component to adjust the interior vehicle component from a first physical configuration to a second physical configuration, or may cause the actuator component to restrict movement of the interior vehicle component to a predetermined range of physical configurations.
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