An automotive controller
AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsOmar Saracevic, Matjaž Guštin
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Abstract
An automotive controller for controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning, HVAC, system of a vehicle, the automotive controller configured to: receive radar data representing an internal cabin of the vehicle; process the radar data to identify an obstructed vent of the HVAC system; and output a control signal to the HVAC system for disabling the obstructed vent.
Claims21
-15. (canceled)
An automotive controller for controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle, the automotive controller configured to:
- receive radar data representing an internal cabin of the vehicle;
- process the radar data to identify an obstructed vent of the HVAC system;
- and
- output a control signal to the HVAC system for disabling the obstructed vent.
A automotive control system comprising:
- a radar;
- and
- an automotive controller configured to control a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle, the automotive controller configured to:
- receive radar data representing an internal cabin of the vehicle from the radar;
- process the radar data to identify an obstructed vent of the HVAC system;
- and
- output a control signal to the HVAC system for disabling the obstructed vent.
A method for controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving radar data representing an internal cabin of the vehicle;
- processing the radar data to identify an obstructed vent of the HVAC system;
- and
- outputting a control signal to the HVAC system for reducing an airflow through the obstructed vent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.