Ice Breaking Strategy For Vehicle Side Windows
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1. A vehicle comprising:
- a sensor configured to sense an environmental condition;
a motor configured to move a window; and
a control unit configured to;
receive a wake up signal causing the control unit to process sensor information from the sensor;
receive the sensor information, the sensor information identifying an environmental condition sensed by the sensor;
analyze the sensor information by comparing the environmental condition to an environmental condition limit;
determine an ice breaking condition is satisfied when the environmental condition satisfies the environmental condition limit; and
control the motor to rotate according to an ice breaking routine when the ice breaking condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
Described herein is a vehicle side window system and method for implementing an ice breaking strategy. The ice breaking strategy receives and analyzes sensor information from one or more environmental sensors to determine when to preemptively implement an ice breaking routine. The ice breaking strategy is also capable of monitoring one or more components of the vehicle side window system to determine when to cease the ice breaking routine.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense an environmental condition; a motor configured to move a window; and a control unit configured to; receive a wake up signal causing the control unit to process sensor information from the sensor; receive the sensor information, the sensor information identifying an environmental condition sensed by the sensor; analyze the sensor information by comparing the environmental condition to an environmental condition limit; determine an ice breaking condition is satisfied when the environmental condition satisfies the environmental condition limit; and control the motor to rotate according to an ice breaking routine when the ice breaking condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle comprising:
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a sensor configured to sense an environmental condition; a motor configured to move a window; and a control unit configured to; receive sensor information identifying the environmental condition from the sensor; compare the environmental condition to an environmental condition limit; determine an ice breaking condition is satisfied when the comparison is satisfied; and control an ice breaking routine based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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18. The vehicle of claim 18, wherein the end condition is the motor no longer reaching the predetermined stall current.
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