发明名称 |
Vehicle seat haptic indication of future planned driving maneuvers |
摘要 |
Arrangements related to the operation of an autonomous vehicle are described. The autonomous vehicle includes a vehicle seat. It can be determined whether a future planned driving maneuver of the autonomous vehicle includes a change in a current motion of the autonomous vehicle. Responsive to determining that the future planned driving maneuver includes a change in the current motion of the autonomous vehicle, the vehicle seat can be caused to provide a haptic indication of the future planned driving maneuver prior to implementing the future planned driving maneuver. In this way, a vehicle seat occupant can be alerted to the future planned driving maneuver. The haptic indication can include a movement of the vehicle seat. In one or more arrangements, the movement of the vehicle seat can correspond to a sensation that a vehicle seat occupant will experience during at least a portion of the future planned driving maneuver. |
申请公布号 |
US9573522(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.02.21 |
申请号 |
US201514699670 |
申请日期 |
2015.04.29 |
申请人 |
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
发明人 |
James Michael R. |
分类号 |
B60Q9/00;B60N2/44;B60N2/04 |
主分类号 |
B60Q9/00 |
代理机构 |
Darrow Mustafa PC |
代理人 |
Darrow Christopher G.;Darrow Mustafa PC |
主权项 |
1. A method of operating an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle including a processor, a vehicle seat, and one or more vehicle seat actuators, the one or more vehicle seat actuators being operatively connected to the vehicle seat and to the processor, the method comprising:
determining, using the processor, whether a future planned driving maneuver of the autonomous vehicle includes a change in a current motion of the autonomous vehicle; and responsive to determining that the future planned driving maneuver includes a change in the current motion of the autonomous vehicle, activating at least one of the one or more vehicle seat actuators to cause the vehicle seat to provide a haptic indication of the future planned driving maneuver prior to implementing the future planned driving maneuver, whereby a seat occupant is alerted to the future planned driving maneuver. |
地址 |
Erlanger KY US |