Pre-entry auto-adjustment of vehicle settings

1. A system for adjusting at least one adjustable component of a vehicle, including:

an airbag;

an exterior sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an identity of a user before the user enters the vehicle;

a first interior sensor configured to measure a first distance between the first interior sensor and the user when the user is seated in the vehicle; and

a controller in communication with the exterior sensor and an actuator configured to adjust the at least one adjustable component, the at least one adjustable component includes at least a seat, the controller being configured to

automatically cause the actuator to adjust an elevation and an angle of the seat responsive to the signal;

determine an angle between a first direct line between the first interior sensor and the user and a second direct line between the airbag and the user;

determine a second distance between the airbag and the user using the first distance and the angle between the first direct line and the second direct line; and

automatically adjust settings of the airbag based on the second distance, adjusted elevation and angle of the seat.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustable component includes at least one of, a steering wheel, a pedal, a mirror, a display, and the airbag.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the exterior sensor is a camera configured to capture an image of the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the exterior sensor is a wireless receiver configured to communicate with a personal device carried by the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine, based on the signal, that the identity of the user matches a known identity stored in memory; selectively recall a first set of adjustments corresponding to the known identity; and automatically cause the actuator to adjust the at least one adjustable component according to the first set of adjustments.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine, based on the signal, that the identity of the user does not match a known identity; determine biometrics of the user; determine a second set of adjustments to accommodate the biometrics of the user; and automatically cause the actuator to adjust the at least one adjustable component according to the second set of adjustments.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein: the at least one adjustable component includes a steering wheel; the system further includes at least one input device movable by the user to make a refinement to adjustments automatically made by the controller.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine, based on known biometrics of the user, if the refinement is acceptable; and selectively generate a warning indicating that the user should modify the refinement.

9. The system of claim 7 , further including an interior sensor configured to measure a distance from the user to at least one of the at least one adjustable component and the airbag; and the controller is further configured to determine the settings of the airbag based on the distance.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjustable component includes an airbag in the vehicle, and the controller is further configured to automatically adjust a deployment force of the airbag responsive to the signal.

11. A method of adjusting at least one component of a vehicle, the at least one component comprising at least a seat and an airbag, the method including:

detecting an identity of a user before the user enters the vehicle;

automatically adjusting an elevation and an angle of the seat responsive to the identity;

measuring a first distance between a first interior sensor and the user when the user is seated in the vehicle;

determining an angle between a first direct line between the first interior sensor and the user and a second direct line between the airbag and the user;

determining a second distance between the airbag and the user using the first distance and the angle between the first direct line and the second direct line;

automatically adjusting settings of the airbag based on the second distance, adjusted elevation and angle of the seat.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the component includes at least one of a seat, a steering wheel, a pedal, a mirror, and a display.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting the identity of the user includes: capturing image data associated with the user; and comparing the image data to image data of known users stored in memory.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein detecting the identity of the user includes: wirelessly communicating with a personal device carried by the user; and referencing data from the personal device with data from personal devices carried by known users.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein: the method further includes: determining that the identity of the user matches a known identity stored in memory; and selectively recalling a first set of adjustments corresponding to the known identity; and automatically adjusting the component includes automatically adjusting the component to achieve the first set of adjustments.

16. The method of claim 15 , further including: determining that the identity of the user does not match the known identity; determining biometrics of the user; determining a second set of adjustments to accommodate the biometrics of the user; and automatically adjusting the component to achieve the second set of adjustments.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein: the component includes at least one of the seat and a steering wheel; and the method further includes: receiving input from the user indicative of a refinement to the first or second sets of adjustments after entry of the user into the vehicle; and adjusting the component to achieve the refinement.

18. The method of claim 17 , further including: determining, based on known biometrics of the user, if the refinement is acceptable; and selectively generating a warning indicating that the user should modify the refinement.

19. The method of claim 18 , further including measuring a distance from the user to at least one of the component and the airbag, wherein determining if the refinement is acceptable includes determining if the refinement is acceptable based on the distance.

20. A vehicle, including:

a seat;

a steering wheel;

an airbag;

an exterior sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an identity of a user before entry of the user into the vehicle;

an interior sensor configured to measure at least one of a distance between an occupant and the airbag and the occupant and the seat;

and a controller in communication with the seat, the steering wheel, the airbag, the exterior sensor, and the interior sensor, the controller being configured to:

determine, based on the signal, that the identity of the user matches a known identity stored in memory;

selectively recall a first set of adjustments corresponding to the known identity;

determine, based on the signal, biometrics of the user when the identity of the user does not match the known identity;

determine a second set of adjustments to accommodate the biometrics of the user;

automatically adjust an elevation and an angle of the seat to achieve the first or second sets of adjustments; and

automatically adjust a setting of the airbag based on the adjusted elevation and angle of the seat,

wherein measuring the distance between an occupant and the airbag comprises determining an angle between a first direct line between the interior sensor and the user and a second direct line between the airbag and the user; and determining the distance between the airbag and the user using the angle between the first direct line and the second direct line; and wherein the setting of the airbag is adjusted further based on the distance between the airbag and the user.