Air conditioner and method of controlling the same
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1. An air conditioner, comprising:
- a discharge driving unit for discharging an air-conditioned air;
a sensor module for detecting first and second radiation signals for heat sources while the sensor module rotates and performs scan in first and second rotation directions and for outputting a human body detection signal based on the detected first and second radiation signals; and
a control unit for calculating position information of human bodies based on the human body detection signal and controlling the discharge driving unit based on the calculated position information.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an air conditioner. The air conditioner includes a discharge driving unit for discharging an air-conditioned air, a sensor module for detecting first and second radiation signals for heat sources while the sensor module rotates and performs scan in first and second rotation directions and for outputting a human body detection signal based on the detected first and second radiation signals, and a control unit for calculating position information of human bodies based on the human body detection signal and controlling the discharge driving unit based on the calculated position information.
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1. An air conditioner, comprising:
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a discharge driving unit for discharging an air-conditioned air; a sensor module for detecting first and second radiation signals for heat sources while the sensor module rotates and performs scan in first and second rotation directions and for outputting a human body detection signal based on the detected first and second radiation signals; and a control unit for calculating position information of human bodies based on the human body detection signal and controlling the discharge driving unit based on the calculated position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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