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US 12,509,025 B2Granted
Method of controlling a sensor cleaning system
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorYoung Dug Yang
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Abstract
A sensor cleaning system for an environment sensor mounted on a vehicle is proposed. A method of controlling the sensor cleaning system includes: analyzing driving environment of a vehicle; and instructing the sensor cleaning system to form an air curtain on an environment sensor when the driving environment is determined to be a predetermined setting environment.
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A method of controlling a sensor cleaning system, the method comprising:
- determining, by a controller, a driving environment of a vehicle;
- instructing, by the controller, the sensor cleaning system to form an air curtain on an environment sensor based on determining that the driving environment is a predetermined setting environment including an insect habitat environment;
- collecting, by the controller, a current location of the vehicle from a navigation device of the vehicle;
- determining, by the controller, whether the driving environment is the insect habitat environment based on determining that the current location is a suburban area, a countryside area, or a highland area;
- intaking air and generating compressed air, by a compressor of the sensor cleaning system;
- and
- based on the driving environment being the insect habitat environment, spraying, by a nozzle arranged around the environment sensor, the compressed air onto the environment sensor.
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A method of controlling a sensor cleaning system, the method comprising:
- collecting, by a controller, a sunset time and a sunrise time from a web-based information system;
- based on determining that a current time is between the sunset time and the sunrise time, determining that a driving environment is an insect habitat environment;
- based on the driving environment being the insect habitat environment, intaking air and generating compressed air, by a compressor of the sensor cleaning system;
- and
- spraying, by a nozzle arranged around an environment sensor, the compressed air onto the environment sensor.
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