SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING VEHICLE SENSING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- calibrating a first vehicle humidity sensor positioned inside a cabin of a vehicle via obtaining one or more humidity measurements with one or more personal computing devices positioned inside the cabin; and
adjusting a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system responsive to calibrating the first vehicle humidity sensor.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for improving operation of a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system. In one example, a method may include calibrating a vehicle humidity sensor position inside a cabin of the vehicle by obtaining one or more humidity measurements with one or more personal computing devices positioned inside the cabin, and may further include adjusting operation of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system responsive to the calibration. In this way, an interior humidity sensor of a vehicle may be regularly calibrated, which may improve operation of the vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, and may further increase fuel economy.
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1. A method comprising:
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calibrating a first vehicle humidity sensor positioned inside a cabin of a vehicle via obtaining one or more humidity measurements with one or more personal computing devices positioned inside the cabin; and adjusting a vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system responsive to calibrating the first vehicle humidity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for a vehicle, comprising:
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an interior vehicle humidity sensor positioned in a cabin of the vehicle; a vehicle climate control system; and a controller storing instructions in non-transitory memory that, when executed, cause the controller to; indicate a first humidity measurement obtained via the interior vehicle humidity sensor; receive a second humidity measurement from a personal computing device positioned inside the cabin of the vehicle within a predetermined threshold of the interior vehicle humidity sensor; calibrate the interior vehicle humidity sensor as a function of the first humidity measurement and the second humidity measurement; and adjust one or more parameters of the vehicle climate control system in response to the calibrating of the interior vehicle humidity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for a vehicle, comprising:
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sending a request for a first humidity measurement from a controller of a vehicle to a personal computing device, the personal computing device equipped with a personal computing device humidity sensor; indicating when the personal computing device is within a threshold of an interior vehicle humidity sensor; receiving the first humidity measurement from the personal computing device in response to an indication that the personal computing device is within the threshold of the interior vehicle humidity sensor; indicating a second humidity measurement obtained from the interior vehicle humidity sensor; and correcting a gain or offset error of the interior vehicle humidity sensor based on a difference between the first humidity measurement from the personal computing device and the second humidity measurement obtained from the interior vehicle humidity sensor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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