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US 12,404,692 B2Granted
System and method for deploying a vehicle awning
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsKi Hyun Ahn, Joseph F. Szczerba, Bobin Kil
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Abstract
An awning system for a vehicle includes at least one vehicle sensor, a vehicle awning, and a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor and the vehicle awning. The controller is programmed to identify at least one deployment criterion using the at least one vehicle sensor. The controller is further programmed to determine at least one deployment parameter based at least in part on the at least one deployment criterion The controller is further programmed to deploy the vehicle awning based at least in part on the at least one deployment parameter in response to identifying the at least one deployment criterion.
Claims18
An awning system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a plurality of vehicle sensors;
- a vehicle awning;
- a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of vehicle sensors and the vehicle awning, wherein the controller is programmed to:
- identify at least one deployment criterion using the plurality of vehicle sensors, wherein to identify the at least one deployment criterion, the controller is further programmed to:
- determine a weather condition in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors;
- determine an occupant location relative to the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors;
- determine a vehicle parking state using the plurality of vehicle sensors, wherein the vehicle parking state includes a vehicle parked state and a vehicle non-parked state;
- and
- identify the at least one deployment criterion based at least in part on the weather condition, the occupant location, and the vehicle parking state;
- determine at least one deployment parameter based at least in part on the at least one deployment criterion;
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- deploy the vehicle awning based at least in part on the at least one deployment parameter in response to identifying the at least one deployment criterion.
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A method for deploying a vehicle awning, the method comprising:
- identifying at least one deployment criterion using a controller and a plurality of vehicle sensors, wherein identifying the at least one deployment criterion further comprises:
- performing at least one perception measurement using the controller and a perception sensor;
- determining a predicted path of an occupant approaching the vehicle using the controller based at least in part on the at least one perception measurement;
- identifying a cargo load of the occupant using the controller based at least in part on the at least one perception measurement;
- determining a predicted door utilization of the vehicle using the controller based at least in part on the predicted path and the cargo load, wherein the predicted door utilization includes at least one door of the vehicle;
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- identifying the at least one deployment criterion using the controller in response to determining that a coverage area of the vehicle awning includes at least one door of the predicted door utilization;
- determining at least one deployment parameter using the controller based at least in part on the at least one deployment criterion;
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- deploying the vehicle awning using the controller based at least in part on the at least one deployment parameter in response to identifying the at least one deployment criterion.
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An awning system for a vehicle, the awning system comprising:
- at least one vehicle sensor, the at least one vehicle sensor comprising:
- a global navigation satellite system (GNSS);
- a vehicle communication system;
- a perception sensor;
- and
- a ranging sensor;
- a vehicle awning, the vehicle awning comprising:
- a vehicle awning light source;
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- a controller in electrical communication with the at least one vehicle sensor and the vehicle awning, wherein the controller is programmed to:
- determine a weather condition in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor;
- determine an occupant location relative to the vehicle using the at least one vehicle sensor;
- determine a location of the vehicle using the GNSS;
- determine a gear selector state of a gear selector of the vehicle, wherein the gear selector state includes a parking selected state and non-parking selected state;
- determine a vehicle parking state based at least in part on the location of the vehicle and the gear selector state;
- identify at least one deployment criterion in response to determining that the weather condition is a precipitation condition, the occupant location is within a predetermined proximity threshold to the vehicle, and the vehicle parking state is the vehicle parked state;
- perform at least one perception measurement using the perception sensor;
- determine a predicted path of an occupant approaching the vehicle based at least in part on the at least one perception measurement;
- identify a cargo load of the occupant based at least in part on the at least one perception measurement;
- determine a predicted door utilization based at least in part on the predicted path and the cargo load;
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- deploy the vehicle awning based at least in part on the predicted door utilization.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.