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Adaptive automatic climate control for vehicles

  • US 9,555,689 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2012
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • initiating an automatic climate control feature for a vehicle using an initial set of calibration values;

    detecting by a sensor, whether a manual override of the automatic climate control feature has occurred;

    detecting by the sensor, a manual setting corresponding to the manual override;

    calculating, using a processor coupled to the sensor, a revised set of calibration values as a weighted average between the initial set of calibration values and a second set of values corresponding to the manual setting when the manual override has been detected; and

    adjusting a calibration of the automatic climate control feature using the revised set of calibration values when the manual override has been detected,wherein;

    the step of initiating the automatic climate control feature comprises automatically heating or cooling a seat of the vehicle using an initial calibration curve;

    the step of detecting whether the manual override of the automatic climate control feature has occurred comprises the step of detecting whether an occupant of the vehicle has manually adjusted automatic heating or cooling of the seat; and

    the step of adjusting the calibration of the automatic climate control feature further comprises updating the initial calibration curve using the revised set of calibration values, generating an updated calibration curve for use in subsequent initiation of the automatic climate control feature, wherein the updated calibration curve represents an upward or downward shift in the initial calibration curve proximate a point on the initial calibration curve in which the manual override occurred, and the step of adjusting the calibration comprises adjusting the calibration of the automatic climate control feature for subsequent automatic heating or cooling of the seat using the revised set of calibration values when the manual override has been detected.

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