APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING WIPER OF VEHICLE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically controlling a wiper of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a light emitting means to output one or more optical signals to an inside of a front glass of the vehicle;
a light receiving means to receive the optical signals output from the light emitting means; and
a control means to control the wiper of the vehicle to be driven based on a light receiving efficiency with respect to received signals received by the light receiving means, when operating in an automatic wiper control mode.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for automatically controlling a wiper of a vehicle, the apparatus including a light emitting means to output one or more optical signals to an inside of a front glass of the vehicle, a light receiving means to receive the optical signals output from the light emitting means, and a control means to control the wiper of the vehicle to be driven based on a light receiving efficiency with respect to received signals received by the light receiving means, when operating in an automatic wiper control mode. Since driving of the wiper is automatically controlled based on the light receiving efficiency of optical signals output to the inside of the front glass, it is possible to secure a visual field of a driver without a need to separately manipulate manually a wiper controller.
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1. An apparatus for automatically controlling a wiper of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
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a light emitting means to output one or more optical signals to an inside of a front glass of the vehicle; a light receiving means to receive the optical signals output from the light emitting means; and a control means to control the wiper of the vehicle to be driven based on a light receiving efficiency with respect to received signals received by the light receiving means, when operating in an automatic wiper control mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of automatically controlling a wiper of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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outputting one or more optical signals to an inside of a front glass of the vehicle; receiving the optical signals output from the light emitting means; and controlling the wiper of the vehicle to be driven based on a light receiving efficiency with respect to received signals received by the light receiving means, when operating in an automatic wiper control mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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