Vehicle Seating Surface Motion Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Motion sickness and other negative health effects occur due to sudden, unwanted movements in vehicles, especially in driverless vehicles where occupants are disconnected from the cause and effect of the vehicle's motion, leading to increased health issues as complexity and automation increase.
Innovation Solution
A method that anticipates vehicle movements using data from various sources, including maps, traffic alerts, and sensor data, and compensates by adjusting the seating surface to dampen or counteract these movements, incorporating real-time feedback from biometric information to improve occupant comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If driverless vehicle automation increases to handle complex driving scenarios, then vehicle control capability improves, but motion sickness and negative health effects on occupants worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system anticipates unwanted vehicle motion using sensors and predictive algorithms, then pre-adjusts the seating surface to counteract the anticipated motion before it occurs. This preliminary compensatory action reduces the harmful effects of vehicle motion on occupants by opposing the motion disturbance in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The seating surface acts as an intermediary device between the vehicle and the occupant. It translates and compensates for vehicle motion, providing a smoothed motion experience to the occupant. The seating surface mediates the transmission of motion forces, reducing the direct impact of unwanted vehicle motion on the occupant's body.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If vehicle motion compensation is added to reduce motion sickness, then occupant comfort improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The seating surface is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides standard seating support and simultaneously acts as a motion compensation device. By integrating the motion compensation function into the existing seating structure, the system avoids adding separate complex devices while still achieving motion reduction benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the vehicle's existing sensors and control systems to detect and compensate for motion, leveraging available resources rather than requiring entirely new detection and control infrastructure. The seating surface self-adjusts based on real-time vehicle motion data without requiring external intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments for reducing unwanted motion experienced by an occupant of a vehicle by a processor. In response to an anticipated movement of the vehicle, a motion of a seating surface of the vehicle is caused to at least partially compensate for the anticipated movement of the vehicle.