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US 2017/0282684 A1Published application
Method of operating an environmental control system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsLiberty FEARNS, Felix NOLLER
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Abstract
One or more environmental control systems of a vehicle are automatically operated. A position of an occupant of the vehicle in their circadian cycle is determined. The operation of one or more of the environmental control systems is controlled to compensate for or adjust the position of the occupant in their circadian cycle.
Claims20
A method for operating one or more environmental control systems of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a circadian cycle position of an occupant of the vehicle;
- and
- controlling operation of one or more of the environmental control systems to compensate for or adjust the circadian cycle position of the occupant.
A vehicle, comprising:
- one or more environmental control systems;
- and
- a controller configured to determine a circadian cycle position of an occupant of the vehicle, and control operation of the one or more of the environmental control systems to compensate for or adjust the circadian cycle position of the occupant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.