US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Feb. 17 for "Systems and methods for vehicle braking and collision simulations using human passengers" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,798, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Systems and methods for vehicle braking and collision simulations using human passengers" was invented by Scott D Thomas (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods are provided for vehicle braking, collision, or braking and collision simulations. The systems include a seat platform configured to be secured within a vehicle such that the seat platform is located on or above a seat of the vehicle, the seat platform configured to be controllably displaced relative to the vehicle seat in at least a forward direction towards the fr...