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US 2022/0397464 A1Published application
Window-based temperature determination and/or display
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsSean P. Rodrigues, Ercan Mehmet Dede
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Abstract
A window can comprise a first side and a second side substantially parallel to the first side. The window can comprise an optical grating operatively positioned with respect to one of the first side and the second side. The optical grating can be used to determine a temperature at or near the respective one of the first side and the second side.
Claims22
A window, comprising:
- a first side;
- a second side substantially parallel to the first side;
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- an optical grating operatively positioned with respect to one of the first side and the second side, the optical grating being used to determine a temperature at or near a respective one of the first side and the second side.
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A window system, comprising:
- a structure having a window, the window having a first side and a second side substantially parallel to the first side;
- an optical grating operatively positioned with respect to one of the first side and the second side, the optical grating being used to determine a temperature at or near the respective one of the first side and the second side;
- a light source operatively positioned with respect to one of the first side and the second side, the light source being configured to emit light toward the optical grating;
- a detector operatively positioned to detect one or more wavelengths of the light after it has interacted with the optical grating;
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- a processor operatively connected to the optical grating, the processor being configured the processor is configured to:
- determine, using wavelength-temperature dependence data, a temperature at or near a respective one of the first side and the second side based on the detected one or more wavelengths.
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A method for determining a temperature at or near one of a first side and a second side of a window, the method comprising:
- determining, using an optical grating operatively positioned with respect to at least one of the first side and the second side, the temperature at or near at least one of the first side and the second side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.