Patent ID: 11932183
Assignee: MAGNA SEATING INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A central electronic control unit, said central electronic control unit comprising a micro-controller, said micro-controller configured to receive feedback from a plurality of sensors and configured to receive input instructions for one or more of a plurality of electronic devices, said micro-controller creating one or more command instructions in response to said received input instructions and said received feedback, said central electronic control unit configured to selectively provide power to each of said plurality of electronic devices in response to said one or more command instructions created by said micro-controller;
each of said plurality of electronic devices being designed to perform a specific function, said plurality of electronic devices including a first electronic device attached to a first vehicle seat and a second electronic device attached to a second vehicle seat, each of said first and second vehicle seats comprising a seat cushion and a seat back mounted to said seat cushion, said first vehicle seat being spaced apart from said second vehicle seat; and
said plurality of sensors including a first sensor and a second sensor, said first sensor providing feedback on a status said first electronic device, said second sensor providing feedback on a status of said second electronic device;
wherein said first electronic device is a first bi-directional direct current (DC) motor and said first sensor is a first Hall Effect sensor providing feedback on a positional status of said first bi-directional DC motor, and said micro-controller creating a first command instruction in response to one or more of said received input instructions for said first electronic device and said feedback received from said first Hall Effect sensor; and
wherein said central electronic control unit configured to provide pulse width modulated (PWM) power to said first bi-directional DC motor based in part on said first command instruction created by said micro-controller.