Solar load usage in a vehicular environment
AssigneeAffectiva, Inc.
InventorPanu James Turcot
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AssigneeAffectiva, Inc.
InventorPanu James Turcot
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Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for solar load usage in a vehicular environment. One or more processors are used to detect at least one individual in a vehicle. Sunlight contact is detected on each individual in the vehicle. A three-dimensional model of each individual in the vehicle is dynamically developed to estimate the total sunlit surface of the individual. A sunlight intensity metric is calculated based on detected sunlight. A shade intensity metric is also calculated and compared to the sunlight intensity metric. The thermal load for each individual in the vehicle is determined based on the sunlight intensity metric. The thermal load determination takes the time of day, length of exposure, and the location of sunlight into account. Climate control within the vehicle is adjusted to compensate for the determined thermal load. Climate control can be adjusted for each individual based on the thermal load determined for the individual.
A computer-implemented method for solar load analysis comprising:
A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for solar load analysis, the computer program product comprising code which causes one or more processors to perform operations of:
A computer system for solar load analysis comprising:
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