Body scan measurement for personalized ergonomic vehicle settings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11518277-B2
Application number	US-201916537134-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2019
Priority date	Aug 9, 2019
Publication date	Dec 6, 2022
Grant date	Dec 6, 2022

Abstract

Body measurements of a person may be scanned using a camera (e.g., a camera on a mobile phone. Vehicle settings may then be determined based on the body measurements. Example vehicle settings may include one or more of a position of a heads-up display, a position of a pedal, an angle of a backrest, a height of a seat cushion, a tilt of the seat cushion, an extension position of the seat cushion, a position of a lumbar support, a position of a seat side bolster, a position of a headrest, a position of a side mirror, a position of a rear-view mirror, a tilt of a steering wheel, and/or a position of a steering wheel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus configured to determine vehicle settings, the apparatus comprising:
an interface configured to communicate with a device including a camera to obtain a plurality of body measurements of a person, wherein the plurality of body measurements was captured using the camera; and
one or more processors configured to:
determine one or more vehicle settings of a vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings, the one or more processors are configured to:
determine settings for a seat cushion and a pedal of the vehicle such that a knee of the person is bent when the person fully depresses the pedal while sitting on the seat cushion;
determine settings for the seat cushion and a steering wheel such that shoulder contact is maintained with a seat backrest when the steering wheel is turned:
and cause the vehicle to implement the one or more vehicle settings.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
store the one or more vehicle settings in a profile in a memory.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine multiple configurations of the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements; and
store the multiple configurations of the one or more vehicle settings in the profile in the memory.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicle settings further include one or more of a position of a heads-up display, a position of the pedal, an angle of the backrest, a height of the seat cushion, a tilt of the seat cushion, an extension position of the seat cushion, a position of a lumbar support, a position of a seat side bolster, a position of a headrest, a position of a side mirror, a position of a rear-view mirror, a tilt of the steering wheel, or a position of the steering wheel.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a line-of-sight of the person based on the plurality of body measurements; and
determine one or more of the position of the side mirror, the position of the rear-view mirror, or the position of the heads-up display based on the line-of-sight.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine the height of the seat cushion based on the plurality of body measurements such that the person has an unobstructed view to displays on an instrument panel of the vehicle.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine the height of the angle of the backrest based on the plurality of body measurements such that the person can reach the steering wheel with bent elbows.

8. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine the extension position of the seat cushion such that there is a clearance between a seat edge and a hollow of the knee of the person.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are part of a mobile phone that includes the camera, and wherein the camera is configured to perform a body scan of the person in a 3D space to capture the plurality of body measurements.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine a recommendation for a particular vehicle from a plurality of vehicles based on the body measurements of the person.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
determine a first set of vehicle settings of the one or more vehicle settings for a front seat of the vehicle;
determine a second set of vehicle settings of the one or more vehicle settings for a passenger seat of the vehicle;
determine at least a third set of vehicle settings of the one or more vehicle settings for at least one rear seat of the vehicle, wherein the first set, the second set, and the third set include different settings from one another; and
cause the vehicle to implement the first set, the second set, and third set of vehicle settings.

12. A method for determining vehicle settings, the method comprising:
obtaining, from a device including a camera, a plurality of body measurements of a person, wherein the plurality of body measurements was captured using the camera;
determining one or more vehicle settings of a vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements, wherein determining the one or more vehicle settings comprises:
determining settings for a seat cushion and a pedal of the vehicle such that a knee of the person is bent when the person fully depresses the pedal while sitting on the seat cushion; and
determine settings for the seat cushion and a steering wheel such that shoulder contact is maintained with a seat backrest when the steering wheel is turned; and

causing the vehicle to implement the one or more vehicle settings.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
storing the one or more vehicle settings in a profile in a memory; and
sending the profile to the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more vehicle settings further include one or more of a position of a heads-up display, a position of the pedal, an angle of the backrest, a height of the seat cushion, a tilt of the seat cushion, an extension position of the seat cushion, a position of a lumbar support, a position of a seat side bolster, a position of a headrest, a position of a side mirror, a position of a rear-view mirror, a tilt of the steering wheel, or a position of the steering wheel.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements comprises:
determining a line-of-sight of the person based on the plurality of body measurements; and
determining one or more of the position of the side mirror, the position of the rear-view mirror, or the position of the heads-up display based on the line-of-sight.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein determining the one or more vehicle settings of the vehicle based on the plurality of body measurements comprises:
determining the height of the seat cushion based on the plurality of body measurements such that the person has an unobstructed view to displays on an instrument panel of the vehicle.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the camera is configured to perform a body scan of the person in a 3D space to capture the plurality of body measurements.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one computer processor to:
determine one or more vehicle settings of a vehicle based on a plurality of body measurements of a person captured using a camera, wherein to determine the one or more vehicle settings the instructions cause the at least one computer processor to:
determine settings for a seat cushion and a pedal of the vehicle such that a knee of the person is bent when the person fully depresses the pedal while sitting in the seat;
determ

Assignees

• Volvo Car Corp

Inventors

• Bove Thomas
• Hedegaard Christian

Classifications

• B60R16/037 Primary

  for occupant comfort {, e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel} · CPC title

• B60W2540/221

  Physiology, e.g. weight, heartbeat, health or special needs · CPC title

• B60W50/0098

  Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B60W2050/0065

  using a personalised data carrier, e.g. magnetic card, memory card or electronic ignition key · CPC title

• B60W2040/0872

  Driver physiology · CPC title