Patent ID: 11897369
Assignee: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method for reducing motion sickness symptoms, the method comprising:
receiving surroundings data and vehicle component data of a vehicle from which movements of the vehicle result;
generating seat adjustment signals and display signals depending on the received surroundings data and vehicle component data;
adjusting at least one vehicle seat of the vehicle in accordance with the seat adjustment signals; and
displaying the display signals;
wherein generating the seat adjustment signals comprises:
determining first acceleration forces that would act on a vehicle occupant sitting on a vehicle seat due to the movements of the vehicle using the surroundings data and vehicle component data; and
determining seat adjustment signals that are designed such that they bring about second acceleration forces that counteract the first acceleration forces for the vehicle occupant after adjusting the vehicle seat in accordance with these seat adjustment signals; and

wherein generating the display signals comprises:
determining acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals; and
determining display signals that are designed such that they bring about a sensory perception, congruent with the acceleration forces actually acting on the vehicle occupant on the vehicle seat adjusted in accordance with the seat adjustment signals.