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Vehicle seat control apparatus and method thereof

Grant US12576752B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY

Inventors

Ki Chang Kim, Dong Chul Park

Abstract

A vehicle seat control apparatus for controlling seat vibration based on a sleep state of a driver and a method thereof are provided. The apparatus includes a detector that detects biometric information of a user and a driving device that controls a vibrator embedded in a vehicle seat. The apparatus further includes a controller connected with the detector and the driving device. The controller determines a sleep state of the user based on the biometric information detected by the detector, determines a frequency and a waveform of seat vibration based on the sleep state, and generates the seat vibration by controlling the driving device based on the frequency and the waveform of the seat vibration.

CPC Classifications

B60N 2/0023 B60N 2/90 B60N 2002/981 A61M 21/02 A61M 2021/0022 A61M 2021/0027 A61M 2205/3306 A61M 2230/10 A61M 2230/62 A61M 21/00

Filing Date

2023-10-16

Application No.

18380499

Claims

29