Systems and methods for wiper control based on driver gaze detection

A method to facilitate auto-wiping in a vehicle, the method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a precipitation intensity;
• determining, by the processor, that the vehicle is in a stationary state;
• determining, by the processor and responsive to determining that the vehicle is in the stationary state, that a user located in a vehicle interior portion is looking out of the vehicle through a glazing based on inputs obtained from a detection unit;
• determining, by the processor and responsive to determining that the user is looking out of the vehicle through the glazing, presence of a person in a splash zone of the vehicle based on the inputs from the detection unit, wherein the splash zone is an area in proximity to the vehicle in which a wiper directs water from the glazing during operation of the wiper;
• disabling, by the processor and responsive to determining the presence of the person in the splash zone, movement of the wiper for a predefined time duration;
• determining, by the processor and after the predefined time duration, that the person is not present in the splash zone;
• and
• causing, by the processor and responsive to determining that the person is not present in the splash zone, a wiper movement at a speed associated with the precipitation intensity.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine a precipitation intensity;
• determine that a vehicle is in a stationary state;
• determine, responsive to determining that the vehicle is in the stationary state, that a user located in a vehicle interior portion is looking out of the vehicle through a glazing based on inputs obtained from a detection unit;
• determine, responsive to determining that the user is looking out of the vehicle through the glazing, presence of a person in a splash zone of the vehicle based on the inputs from the detection unit, wherein the splash zone is an area in proximity to the vehicle in which a wiper directs water from the glazing during operation of the wiper;
• disable, responsive to determining the presence of the person in the splash zone, movement of the wiper for a predefined time duration;
• determine, after the predefined time duration, that the person is not present in the splash zone;
• and
• cause, responsive to determining that the person is not present in the splash zone, a wiper movement at a speed associated with the precipitation intensity.