SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method for determining that a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle;
determining a relative velocity of the object using the at least one distance signal, the relative velocity being indicative of a velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle; and
determining that a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the distance signal being within a distance activation range and the relative velocity being within a velocity activation range.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for determining if a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated. The system and method may include a sensor system that receives at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle. The sensor system may further receive a relative velocity of the object using the at least one distance signal, the relative velocity being indicative of a velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle. The sensor system may determine whether a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the distance signal being within a distance activation range and the relative velocity being within a velocity activation range or the relative velocity exceeding a maximum velocity threshold.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining that a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle; determining a relative velocity of the object using the at least one distance signal, the relative velocity being indicative of a velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle; and determining that a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the distance signal being within a distance activation range and the relative velocity being within a velocity activation range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for determining that a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle; receiving at least one velocity signal indicative of a relative velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle; determining that a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the velocity signal exceeding a maximum velocity threshold. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for determining that a windshield wiper of a vehicle should be automatically activated, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor configured to receive at least one distance signal indicative of a distance between an object and a front windshield of the vehicle; and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one sensor, the controller configured to; determine a relative velocity of the object using the at least one distance signal, the relative velocity being indicative of a velocity between the object and the front windshield of the vehicle; and determine that a windshield wiper should be automatically activated in response to the distance signal being within a distance activation range and the relative velocity being within a velocity activation range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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