System and method for estimating climate needs
AssigneeNingbo Geely Automobil Research & Development Co., Ltd.
InventorsMagnus NILSSON, Måns PIHLSGÅRD
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Abstract
A method for managing a vehicle compartment temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment. The method includes determining an average temperature of a first vehicle occupant based on a temperature difference in temperature data of different areas of the at least first vehicle occupant in an image of the at least first vehicle occupant captured by at least a first infrared camera.
Claims10
A method for managing a vehicle compartment temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment, the method comprising:
- determining, via a user interface, an input of a target temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment by a vehicle occupant;
- measuring, by an ambient temperature sensor, the ambient temperature outside the vehicle;
- determining a first effective target temperature, that is an offset temperature to the target temperature, based on the ambient temperature;
- determining an average temperature of a first vehicle occupant based on a temperature difference in temperature data of different areas of the at least first vehicle occupant in an image of the at least first vehicle occupant captured by at least a first infrared camera;
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- determining a second effective target temperature, that is an offset temperature to the first effective target temperature, based on the ambient temperature and the average temperature of the at least first vehicle occupant.
A vehicle climate control system in a vehicle for managing a vehicle compartment temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment, the vehicle climate control system comprises:
- at least a first vehicle compartment temperature sensor configured to measure the vehicle compartment temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment;
- at least a first ambient temperature sensor configured to measure the ambient temperature outside the vehicle;
- at least a first infrared camera configured to determine temperature data of objects in an image captured by the at least first infrared camera;
- at least a first temperature controlling device configured to adjust the temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment;
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- a processing circuitry operatively connected to the at least first infrared camera and the at least first temperature controlling device, the processing circuitry is configured to cause the vehicle climate control system to:
- determine, via a user interface, an input of a target temperature of at least a first vehicle compartment by a vehicle occupant;
- measure, by an ambient temperature sensor, the ambient temperature outside the vehicle;
- determine a first effective target temperature, that is an offset temperature to the target temperature, based on the ambient temperature;
- determine an average temperature of a first vehicle occupant based on a temperature difference in temperature data of different areas of the at least first vehicle occupant in an image of the at least first vehicle occupant captured by the at least first infrared camera;
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- determine a second effective target temperature, that is an offset temperature to the first effective target temperature, based on the ambient temperature and the average temperature of the at least first vehicle occupant.
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