Kautex Textron Gmbh & Co. Kg

Chris Davies

Aaron Williams

Axel Barkow

Daniel Dreschers

Stephen Llion

Steven Shields

David Plant

Nelly Sierra

Logan Spittle

Aron Williams

A method for determining a cleaning strategy for cleaning a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle. The surface to be cleaned is selected in dependence of a cleaning mode. A sensor is operatively connected to the surface to be cleaned. The sensor exhibits an actual availability. The cleaning strategy exhibits a control quantity setpoint defining a cleaning process for the surface to be cleaned. Moreover, the method relates to a cleaning method, a use of a cleaning strategy, a cleaning system and a motor vehicle.

Method for determining a cleaning strategy for cleaning a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, cleaning method, use of a cleaning strategy, cleaning system and motor vehicle

A method for optimizing a resource requirement for a cleaning process of a surface of a motor vehicle. Moreover, the method further relates to a cleaning method, a use of a control quantity, a cleaning system, and a motor vehicle.

Method for optimizing a resource requirement for a cleaning process, cleaning method, use of a control quantity, cleaning system and motor vehicle

The invention provides an air and fluid cleaning system for propelling a cleaning fluid and air onto a vehicle vision device such as a vehicle camera system. The cleaning system comprises at least one fluid nozzle aimed at the camera; at least one cleaning fluid pump fluidly connected to both a fluid supply conduit and a cleaning fluid source; at least one air nozzle aimed at the vehicle camera; and at least one telescopic air jet fluidly connected to the air nozzle, hydraulically connected to the fluid supply conduit, and operated by the fluid pressure provided by the cleaning fluid pump; such that during a first operation time interval only cleaning fluid is propelled onto the vehicle camera and during a second operation time interval only an air jet burst is propelled onto the vehicle camera. The invention further includes a method for cleaning a vehicle camera exposed to ambient.

Air and fluid cleaning system and method for cleaning vehicle vision devices

The invention refers to an on-board vision and cleaning system comprising a sensor unit mounted in a vehicle body, a cleaning fluid source, a cleaning fluid pump, a nozzle carrier, at least one cleaning fluid nozzle attached to the nozzle carrier, wherein the nozzle carrier is designed as a swivel arm which upon actuation may be flipped from a tilted back position which is a rest position into an elevated position which is an operating position.

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Cardiff, United Kingdom

Chris Davies