Method for controlling a thermal comfort control system for ride share vehicles
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsNicholas Mazzocco, Jeffrey M Pleune, Louis Savich
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Abstract
A method for controlling a thermal comfort control system for ride share vehicles includes providing a plurality of occupant seats in a vehicle cabin and controlling a cabin set temperature using a cabin comfort control system configured to adjust a plurality of HVAC functions. At least one thermal comfort parameter is adjusted at a number of the plurality of occupant seats using at least one seat comfort control system. Adjusting the at least one thermal comfort parameter causes the cabin control module to adjust the set temperature of the vehicle cabin.
Claims18
A method for controlling a thermal comfort control system for vehicles comprising:
- providing a plurality of occupant seats in a vehicle cabin;
- controlling a set temperature within the vehicle cabin by a multi-function control panel using a cabin comfort control system configured to adjust a plurality of HVAC functions;
- and
- adjusting at least one thermal comfort parameter at a number of the plurality of occupant seats using at least one seat comfort control system,
- wherein adjusting the at least one thermal comfort parameter causes the cabin comfort control system to automatically adjust the set temperature of the vehicle cabin either by decreasing or increasing the set temperature within the vehicle cabin in accordance with the at least one thermal comfort parameter.
A method for controlling a thermal comfort control system for vehicles comprising:
- providing a plurality of occupant seats in a vehicle cabin;
- controlling a set temperature within the vehicle cabin by a multi-function control panel using a cabin comfort control system configured to adjust a plurality of HVAC functions;
- and
- adjusting at least one thermal comfort parameter at a number of the plurality of occupant seats using at least one seat comfort control system,
- wherein adjusting the at least one thermal comfort parameter causes the cabin comfort control system to automatically adjust the set temperature of the vehicle cabin either by decreasing or increasing the set temperature within the vehicle cabin in accordance with the at least one thermal comfort parameter, wherein adjusting the set temperature within the vehicle cabin is based on an average value of inputs from the at least one seat comfort control system.
A method for controlling a thermal comfort control system for vehicles comprising:
- providing a plurality of occupant seats in a vehicle cabin;
- controlling a set temperature within the vehicle cabin by a multi-function control panel using a cabin comfort control system configured to adjust a plurality of HVAC functions;
- and adjusting at least one thermal comfort parameter at a number of the plurality of occupant seats using at least one seat comfort control system,
- wherein adjusting the at least one thermal comfort parameter causes the cabin comfort control system to automatically adjust the set temperature of the vehicle cabin either by decreasing or increasing the set temperature within the vehicle cabin in accordance with the at least one thermal comfort parameter, wherein adjusting the set temperature within the vehicle cabin is based on an average value of inputs from the at least one seat comfort control system
- wherein the set temperature is increased if the average value of the seat inputs is greater than the set temperature,
- wherein the set temperature is decreased if the average value of the seat inputs is less than the set temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.