METHOD FOR THE NOISE-REDUCING CONTROL OF A HEATING, VENTILATING AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE

• US 20110010015A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Jordan, Frank, Matthes, Markus
• Application Number:
  US12/832,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20110010015A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/280
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/0073 Control systems or circuits characterised by particular algorithms or computational models, e.g. fuzzy logic or dynamic models
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00757 by the input of sound, e.g. by using a voice synthesizer
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 2001/006 Noise reduction

Abstract

A method is provided for controlling a system (i.e., a heating, ventilating and/or air-conditioning of a motor vehicle. The control unit generates a control signal that regulates the system given a deviation of the actual value from a prescribed desired value by a threshold in order to reduce the deviation, wherein the threshold is varied as a function of a noise level prevailing inside the vehicle. In addition, a computer program product is provided for implementing such a method, as well as a correspondingly equipped air-conditioning system of a vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a system of a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:

receiving a given a deviation of an actual value from a prescribed desired value by a threshold;

generating a control signal with a control unit that regulates the system given the deviation of the actual value from the prescribed desired value by the threshold in order to reduce the deviation,

varying the threshold as a function of a noise level prevailing inside the motor vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of delaying the generating of the control signal by a time value as a function of the noise level.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein a characteristic of the control signal is varied as a function of the noise level.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the characteristic is a shape of the control signal.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the characteristic is a duration of the control signal.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the characteristic is an amplitude of the control signal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the threshold decreases as the noise level rises.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the noise level is determined based on a speed.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the noise level is determined based on a setting of a vehicle infotainment system.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of measuring the noise level inside the motor vehicle with a sensor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the sensor is a microphone of a vehicle telephone.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the control signal is adjusted depending on an operating state of the system.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of setting the threshold or time value to a prescribed standard value by activating an actuation device of the system.

14. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

a control program for controlling a system of a motor vehicle, the control program configured to;

receive a given a deviation of an actual value from a prescribed desired value by a threshold;

generate a control signal with a control unit that regulates the system given the deviation of the actual value from the prescribed desired value by the threshold in order to reduce the deviation; and

vary the threshold as a function of a noise level prevailing inside the motor vehicle.

15. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, the control program further configured to delay the generating of the control signal by a time value as a function of the noise level.

16. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, wherein a characteristic of the control signal is varied as a function of the noise level.

17. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 16, wherein the characteristic is a shape of the control signal.

18. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 16, wherein the characteristic is a duration of the control signal.

19. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 16, wherein the characteristic is an amplitude of the control signal.

20. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, wherein the threshold decreases as the noise level rises.

21. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, wherein the noise level is determined based on a speed.

22. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, wherein the noise level is determined based on a setting of a vehicle infotainment system.

23. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, the control program further configured to measure the noise level inside the motor vehicle with a sensor.

24. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 23, wherein the sensor is a microphone of a vehicle telephone.

25. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 24, wherein the generating of the control signal is adjusted depending on an operating state of the system.

26. The computer readable medium embodying the computer program product of claim 14, the control program further configured to set the threshold or time value to a prescribed standard value by activating an actuation device of the system.

27. A system for an interior of a motor vehicle, comprising:

a sensor adapted to measure a noise level inside the motor vehicle;

a control unit adapted to generate a control signal that regulates the system given a deviation of an actual value from a desired value by a prescribed threshold in order to reduce the deviation,

wherein the prescribed threshold can be varied as a function of the noise level prevailing inside the motor vehicle.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the control unit is coupled with an electrical system to determine and/or estimate the noise level.

29. The system of claim 27, wherein the control signal generated by the control unit is provided for activating a mechanical actuator.

30. The system of claim 27, wherein the control signal generated by the control unit is provided for activating an electromechanical actuator.