Adaptive climate control system
First Claim
1. A method of adapting an electronic climate control system associated with a vehicle to the preferences of an operator of the vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
- calibrating the electronic climate control system to provide a predetermined air mixture delivery and blower speed for each program number of a range of program numbers, said program numbers being determined by a combination of vehicle parameters that effect the climate within the vehicle, said parameters including a temperature set point controlled by the vehicle operator;
recalibrating the air mixture delivery for a particular program number that is based on current vehicle parameters when the vehicle operator adjusts the temperature set point; and
recalibrating the blower speed for a particular program number that is based on current vehicle parameters when the vehicle operator adjusts a blower speed control that controls the blower speed.
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Abstract
An adaptive electronic climate control (ECC) system for a vehicle that allows adjustments to the temperature setting and blower speed controls of the ECC system to teach the system to automatically be set to the vehicle operator'"'"'s comfort level. If the vehicle operator adjusts the temperature set point at a particular ambient air temperature, the system will store this change for that ambient air temperature. Once the change has been validated, the next time the system encounters that ambient air temperature, the system will automatically provide the appropriate air mixture as previously set by the vehicle operator. Further, when the vehicle operator adjusts the blower speed, the system will gradually adapt the blower speed to that which is set by the vehicle operator for a particular set of vehicle parameters that affect the climate within the vehicle.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of adapting an electronic climate control system associated with a vehicle to the preferences of an operator of the vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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calibrating the electronic climate control system to provide a predetermined air mixture delivery and blower speed for each program number of a range of program numbers, said program numbers being determined by a combination of vehicle parameters that effect the climate within the vehicle, said parameters including a temperature set point controlled by the vehicle operator; recalibrating the air mixture delivery for a particular program number that is based on current vehicle parameters when the vehicle operator adjusts the temperature set point; and recalibrating the blower speed for a particular program number that is based on current vehicle parameters when the vehicle operator adjusts a blower speed control that controls the blower speed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of adapting an electronic climate control system associated with a vehicle to the preferences of an operator of the vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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calibrating the electronic climate control system to provide a predetermined air mixture for each program number of a range of program numbers, said program number being determined by a combination of vehicle parameters that effect the climate within the vehicle, said parameters including a temperature set point controlled by the vehicle operator; adjusting the temperature set point from an original temperature set point to a first new temperature set point, said original temperature set point having an original program number and said first new temperature set point generating a new program number; adapting the new program number to a first adapted program number, wherein the difference between the original program number and the first adapted program number is greater than the difference between the original program number and the new program number; readjusting the temperature set point to a second new temperature set point, wherein the second new temperature set point substantially generates the new program number; and adapting the first adapted program number to a second adapted program number, wherein the difference between the original program number and the first adapted program number is greater than the difference between the original program number and the second adapted program number. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of adapting an electronic climate control system associated with a vehicle to the preferences of an operator of the vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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calibrating the electronic climate control system to provide a predetermined blower speed for each program number of a range of program numbers, said program numbers being determined by a combination of vehicle parameters that effect the climate within the vehicle; adjusting the speed of a blower that controls air delivery to a passenger compartment of the vehicle from an original blower speed to a new blower speed; generating a blower delta as a difference between the output of the blower at the new blower speed and the output of the blower at the original blower speed for a particular program number; setting an adaptive timer when the blower delta is generated; and adding a percentage of the blower delta to a blower value associated with a blower look-up table for the particular program number, said blower table including blower table values that give a blower speed for each program number. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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