VEHICLE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING CONTROL BASED ON FROZEN PRECIPITATION ACCUMULATION
First Claim
1. A method for mitigating freezing-precipitation accumulation for a vehicle window, the method comprising:
- retrieving ambient temperature data;
when the ambient temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation;
sensing ambient light from within a vehicle cabin to produce light magnitude sample data;
comparing the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin; and
when the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generating a vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate a vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source.
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Abstract
A device and method for mitigating freezing-precipitation accumulation for a vehicle window are described. The device and method include retrieving ambient temperature data. When the ambient temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation, sensing ambient light from within a vehicle cabin to produce light magnitude sample data and comparing the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin. When the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generating a vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate a vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for mitigating freezing-precipitation accumulation for a vehicle window, the method comprising:
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retrieving ambient temperature data; when the ambient temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation; sensing ambient light from within a vehicle cabin to produce light magnitude sample data; comparing the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin; and when the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generating a vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate a vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method mitigating freezing-precipitation accumulation for an electric-vehicle window:
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receiving a remote start signal; retrieving, in response to the remote start signal, ambient temperature data; when the ambient temperature data exceeds a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation; sensing ambient light from within a vehicle cabin to produce light magnitude sample data; comparing the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin; and when the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generating an electric-vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate an electric-vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A vehicle control unit comprising:
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a communication interface to service communication with a vehicle network; a processor communicably coupled to the communication interface and a plurality of sensor devices; and memory communicably coupled to the processor and storing; a sensor monitoring module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive ambient vehicle temperature data; compare the ambient vehicle temperature data with a temperature threshold for freezing precipitation; and when the ambient vehicle temperature data exceeds the temperature threshold for freezing precipitation, receive light magnitude sample data from a sensor device operable to sense ambient light from within a vehicle cabin; and an accumulation assessment module including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; compare the light magnitude sample data with a baseline light magnitude sample data from within the vehicle cabin; and when the light magnitude sample data compares unfavorably with the baseline light magnitude sample data, generate a vehicle window defroster command for transmission to activate a vehicle window defroster operable to be powered by a vehicle battery source to mitigate a freezing-precipitation accumulation of a vehicle window span. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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