Vehicle brake cooling system having dynamically adjustable air vents for active brake cooling

A computer program product for a vehicle having a front vehicle wheel brakes, a rear vehicle brake, one or more vehicle air vents, and an air channel member defining an air circuit having an air inlet and one or more air outlets, the computer program product including at least one computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to dynamically:

• detect, as sensor data, a current position of the vehicle air vents, a current temperature of the vehicle wheel brakes, and a current speed of the vehicle;
• conduct, in response to the detection, vehicle brake analysis of the sensor data;
• receive wireless network data comprising one or more of geographic map data, weather data, crowdsourced traffic data, and roadside sign data;
• and
• control, in response to the vehicle brake analysis and the wireless network data, the vehicle air vents between a first position to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle and a second position to selectively expose the air inlet in a manner that facilitates ambient airflow to be directed by the one or more air outlets to the front vehicle brake and the rear vehicle brake.

A method of controlling a vehicle having a front vehicle wheel brakes, a rear vehicle brake, one or more vehicle air vents, and an air channel member defining an air circuit having an air inlet and one or more air outlets, the method comprising:

• dynamically detecting a current position of the vehicle air vents, a current brake temperature of the vehicle wheel brakes, and a current speed of the vehicle;
• dynamically conducting, in response to the detection, vehicle brake analysis of the sensor data;
• dynamically receiving wireless network data comprising one or more of geographic map data, weather data, crowdsourced traffic data, and roadside sign data;
• and
• dynamically controlling, in response to the vehicle brake analysis and the wireless network data, the vehicle air vents between a first position to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle and a second position to selectively expose the air inlet in a manner that facilitates ambient airflow to be directed by the one or more air outlets to the front vehicle brake and the rear vehicle brake.