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An automatic seat adjustment system for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat in which an occupant sits. The seat has power mechanisms for moving the seat relative to the passenger compartment from an initial position to an adjusted position, and control mechanisms connected to

An automatic seat adjustment system for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment with a seat in which an occupant sits. The seat has power mechanisms for moving the seat relative to the passenger compartment from an initial position to an adjusted position, and control mechanisms connected to the power mechanisms for controlling the power mechanisms. Generally, the system includes measurement devices for measuring at least one morphological characteristic of the occupant and generating a first signal representative of the magnitude of that morphological characteristic, a processor including computational means for determining an adjusted seat position based on that measured morphological characteristic and which generates a second signal corresponding to the adjusted seat position, a first input device coupled to the measurement devices and to the processor for inputting the first signal into the processor; and a second input device coupled to the processor and the control mechanisms for inputting the second signal into the control mechanisms. In this manner, the control mechanism is able to affects the operation of the power mechanisms to move the seat to the adjusted position.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, a steering wheel, a windshield and a rear view mirror, said passenger compartment having a driver's seat in which an occupant sits, said seat having power means for moving said seat re

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment, a brake pedal, an accelerator pedal, a steering wheel, a windshield and a rear view mirror, said passenger compartment having a driver's seat in which an occupant sits, said seat having power means for moving said seat relative to said passenger compartment from an initial position to an adjusted position, and control means connected to said power means for controlling said power means, an automatic seat adjustment system comprising:(a) a plurality of measurement means for measuring a respective one of at least two morphological characteristics of said occupant, each of said measurement means generating a first signal representative of the respective one of said at least two measured morphological characteristics;(b) a processor comprising computational means for determining an optimum adjusted seat position for driving the vehicle based on said at least two morphological characteristics in which the occupant will be positioned in an optimum position with respect to at least one of the brake pedal, accelerator pedal, rear view mirror, steering wheel and windshield, said processor generating a second signal corresponding to said optimum adjusted seat position which is based on said first signal from each of said measurement means;(c) first input means coupled to each said measurement means and to said processor for inputting said first signal from each of said measurement means into said processor; and(d) second input means coupled to said processor and said control means for inputting said second signal into said control means such that said control means affects said power means to move said seat to said optimum adjusted seat position for driving the vehicle.