Patent ID: 6993423

Claim:
A method for adjusting a plurality of vehicle cockpit devices, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining position from an occupant, determining a plurality of position constraints using the positioning data obtained from the occupant, and moving the cockpit devices to initial positions; (b) searching for a plurality of candidate arrangements of the cockpit devices that satisfy the position constraints, moving the cockpit devices to positions specified by each candidate arrangement, and querying the occupant concerning the desirability of each candidate arrangement, with the occupant's responses being stored for later retrieval; and (c) determining a plurality of recommended arrangements of the cockpit devices using the candidate arrangements and at least some of the occupant's responses, moving the cockpit devices to positions specified by each recommended arrangement and querying the occupant concerning the desirability of each recommended arrangement and selecting one of the recommended arrangements as a final positioning arrangement of the cockpit devices.