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US 11,975,651 B2Granted
Enhanced vehicle operation
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJohn Robert Van Wiemeersch, Erick Michael Lavoie
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Abstract
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to, heat a passenger cabin of a vehicle, actuate a thermal sensor to collect temperature data in the passenger cabin, identify a surface in the passenger cabin that has a temperature below a temperature threshold, and actuate one or more components to sanitize the identified surface.
Claims20
A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
- heat a passenger cabin of a vehicle;
- actuate a thermal sensor to collect temperature data in the passenger cabin;
- identify a surface in the passenger cabin that has a temperature below a temperature threshold;
- and
- actuate one or more components to sanitize the identified surface.
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A method, comprising:
- heating a passenger cabin of a vehicle;
- actuating a thermal sensor to collect temperature data in the passenger cabin;
- identifying a surface in the passenger cabin that has a temperature below a temperature threshold;
- and
- actuating one or more components to sanitize the identified surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.