Patent ID: 8620494

Claim:
An interface for a vehicle comprising: a user support structure coupled to the vehicle and comprising a first support region and a second support region, the user support structure configured to support a portion of a body of a user across the first support region and the second support region; a sensor system comprising a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor configured to detect a force applied to the first support region by the body of the user, the second sensor configured to detect a force applied to the second support region by the body of the user; and a processor coupled to the sensor system and configured to detect a change in weight distribution of the body of the user across the first support region and the second support region, to interpret the shift in weight distribution as an indicator for an upcoming vehicle situation, and to generate a command to adjust a motion dynamic characteristic of the vehicle in response to the upcoming vehicle situation, the command is isolated from a vehicle direction of motion input and excluding a vehicle direction of motion adjustment component.