IP Library Granted Patent US 12,503,012
Granted Patent B2
US 12,503,012 · App. 18/124,137 · Granted Dec 23, 2025

System and method for controlling a seat for a vehicle

Inventors: Kug Hun Han (Seoul, KR); Yo Han Kim (Ansan-si, KR); Dong Hoon Lee (Seoul, KR); Jang Sung Chun (Seongnam-si, KR); Dae Yong Jang (Incheon, KR); Si Hyung Song (Suwon-si, KR); Dong Jun Lee (Cheonan-si, KR); Han Jin Kim (Wonju-si, KR); Jae Myung Hur (Seoul, KR); Won Ho Chang (Cheonan-si, KR)
Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
B60N2/0277B60N2/02246B60N2/0272B60N2205/30
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Patent No.
US 12,503,012
App. No.
18/124,137
Granted
Dec 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a system and method for controlling a seat for a vehicle. In particular, the system includes a seat positioned in a vehicle, a motor embedded in the seat and configured to adjust an operation of the seat, a Hall sensor configured to sense an operation of the motor, and a controller configured to measure a pulse width according to the operation of the motor by means of the Hall sensor and determine whether jamming occurs during the operation of the seat based on the measured pulse width.

Claims (29)

1 . A system for controlling a seat for a vehicle, the system comprising:

a seat positioned in a vehicle;

a motor embedded in the seat and configured to adjust an operation of the seat;

a Hall sensor configured to sense an operation of the motor; and

a controller configured to measure a pulse width generated during an operation of the motor by means of the Hall sensor and determine whether jamming occurs during the operation of the seat based on the measured pulse width,

wherein the controller is configured to learn a time period as the pulse width, and wherein the time period is a time between an ascending edge and a descending edge of a pulse made by a rotation of the motor and measured by the Hall sensor.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to learn the pulse width measured by the Hall sensor when the seat initially operates in an entire section, and

wherein the controller is configured to compare the learned pulse width with the pulse width measured during the operation of the seat and determines whether the jamming occurs during the operation of the seat.

3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to learn the pulse width under a normal condition, and the normal condition is an application of voltage as a rated voltage, an operation in a room temperature and humidity state, or an operation in a no-load state.

4 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the initial operation of the seat in the entire section means that the operation of the seat is performed once in the entire section in an operation range without the occurrence of jamming after the seat is produced and mounted in the vehicle.

5 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to store the learned pulse width of the Hall sensor in a memory.

6 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to:

calculate a change amount between the pulse width and an average value of the learned pulse widths,

determine a jamming detection absolute value made by adopting the calculated change amount,

compare the determined jamming detection absolute value with the pulse width measured during the operation of the seat, and

determine whether the jamming occurs during the operation of the seat.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to calculate the average value of the learned pulse widths by using a cumulative-mean calculation method.

8 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to detect a change in pulse width measured by the Hall sensor during the operation of the seat, and

wherein when the detected pulse width exceeds the jamming detection absolute value a reference number of times, the controller determines that the jamming occurs.

9 . A method of controlling a seat for a vehicle, the method comprising:

measuring, by a controller, a pulse width according to an operation of a seat motor by a Hall sensor; and

determining, by the controller, whether jamming occurs during an operation of the seat based on the pulse width measured by the Hall sensor,

wherein in measuring the pulse width, the controller learns a time period as the pulse width, and the time period corresponds to a time between an ascending edge and a descending edge of a pulse generated by a rotation of the motor and measured by the Hall sensor.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

learning, by the controller, the pulse width measured by the Hall sensor when the seat initially operates in an entire section before the measuring of the pulse width.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein in determining whether the jamming occurs, the controller compares the learned pulse width with the pulse width measured during the operation of the seat and determines whether the jamming occurs during the operation of the seat.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in determining whether the jamming occurs, the controller calculates a change amount between the pulse width and an average value of the learned pulse widths, determines a jamming detection absolute value made by adopting the calculated change amount, compares the determined jamming detection absolute value with the pulse width measured during the operation of the seat, and determines whether the jamming occurs during the operation of the seat.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein in determining whether the jamming occurs, the controller detects a change in pulse width measured by the Hall sensor during the operation of the seat, and

wherein when the detected pulse width exceeds the jamming detection absolute value a reference number of times, the controller determines that the jamming occurs.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: HAN, KUG HUN; KIM, YO HAN; LEE, DONG HOON; CHUN, JANG SUNG; JANG, DAE YONG; SONG, SI HYUNG; LEE, DONG JUN; KIM, HAN JIN; HUR, JAE MYUNG; CHANG, WON HO
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY; KIA CORPORATION; DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0091771 · Jul 25, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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