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AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A HEATING ELEMENT IN A STEERING WHEEL OF A VEHICLE PURSUANT TO PREDICTIVE MODELING THAT RECALIBRATES BASED ON OCCUPANT MANUAL CONTROL OF THE HEATING ELEMENT

  • US 20190256125A1
  • Filed: 02/20/2018
  • Published: 08/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling a heating element within a steering wheel of a vehicle comprising:

  • presenting a vehicle comprising;

    a steering wheel including a heating element;

    a controller in communication with the heating element, the controller including a Pre-established Predictive Activation Model setting forth rules governing activation of the heating element as a function of data relating to Certain Identifiable Conditions; and

    a user interface configured to allow the heating element to be manually activated or deactivated;

    collecting data relating to the Certain Identifiable Conditions;

    determining, by comparing the collected data to the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model, whether the collected data satisfies the rules of the Pre-established Predictive Activation Model so as to initially automatically activate the heating element; and

    automatically activating the heating element.

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