Intel Corporation

Calsonic Kansei North America, Inc.

Carl Hugh Schell

Stephen J Hudgens

Guy Charles Wicker

Sergey A Kostylev

Gursaran Das Mathur

A sensor system () for controlling a ventilation unit () of a vehicle () includes a sensitivity selector () for enabling a user to select a setting () corresponding to an air quality threshold (), and an air quality sensor () proximate an exterior of the vehicle () for detecting an air quality parameter (). A controller () is responsive to the selector () and the sensor (), and is in communication with an inlet air valve () of the ventilation unit (). A method () of operating the sensor system () entails receiving a current value of the air quality parameter () at the controller () for comparison with the air quality threshold (). The controller () generates a switch signal () in response to the comparison for adjusting the inlet air valve () between an outside air mode () and a recirculation mode ().

System and method for controlling a ventilation unit of a vehicle

A phase change memory may be made with improved speed and stable characteristics over extended cycling. The alloy may be selected by looking at alloys that become stuck in either the set or the reset state and finding a median or intermediate composition that achieves better cycling performance. Such alloys may also experience faster programming and may have set and reset programming speeds that are substantially similar.

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Carl Hugh Schell