Patent ID: 11951878
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body defining a cabin interior;
a plurality of seats located within the cabin interior, each seat having an adjustable seat base and an adjustable seat back;
an occupant monitoring system having a processor for detecting and monitoring a pet within the cabin interior and detecting a weight of the pet; and
a controller processing signals generated by the occupant monitoring system and determining a location of the pet on a seat within the cabin interior based on the processed signals, the controller further controlling at least one of the adjustable seat base and the adjustable seat back of the seat based on the determined location of the pet on the seat and the weight of the pet so that the seat is configured to accommodate the pet.