Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Volker Scheer

Rainer Vogt

Marcel Mathissen

Clay Wesley Maranville

Lawrence C Karas

Upendra J Patel

Abhinav Dhake

Stuart C Salter

Pietro Buttolo

Imad Hassan Makki

Dennis C Reed

James Stewart Rankin, Ii

Mark Allen Dearth

Jeroen Lem

Paul Bryan Hoke

Thomas Baranowski

Alan Gutowski

Bernd Dienhart

Julius Maximilian Engelke

Eric Gerd Schaefer

Jeffrey A Wallace

Jessica Rebecca Rausch

Carsten Starke

Maximilian Engelke

Timothy John Wallington

Timothy James Hallifax

Klaus Schuermanns

Sandra Krolewski

Lothar Krueger

Hadi Abbas

Christian Becker

Damian Backes

Mark Wesseling

Thomas Hirn

Christoph Massonet

Kai Rewitz

Paul Seiwert

A method for controlling a temperature in an interior of a vehicle is provided, wherein the temperature in the vehicle interior is determined with the aid of infrared radiation emitted by the fitments or in the interior, and the air conditioning is adjusted accordingly. A vehicle which is configured to carry out the method is furthermore provided.

Control of the temperature in the interior of a vehicle

A method determines air quality in a passenger compartment () of a motor vehicle () based on measured data representative of outside air quality and an evaluation model for extrapolating interior air quality. Measured data (MD) is collected by at least one sensor () arranged outside the passenger compartment. The measured data is evaluated using a model () for the air quality in the passenger compartment () in order to determine output data (AD) indicative of the air quality in the passenger compartment (). Then the output data is output to the occupants of the passenger compartment.

Method for determining air quality in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle

A seat component for a vehicle seat having at least one air outlet unit configured to be connected to an air supply. In order to be able to adapt a ventilation function of the vehicle seat individually to a contact area between the vehicle seat and a person sitting thereon, the air outlet unit has at least one flexible air guide funnel and at least one diaphragm valve which is arranged within the at least one flexible air guide funnel and which is connected to the at least one flexible air guide funnel in such a way that the diaphragm valve closes the air guide funnel when the air guide funnel is not deformed, and at least partially opens the air guide funnel when the air guide funnel is deformed.

Seat component for a vehicle seat and vehicle seat

A vehicle heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system including a cabin air filter, a sensor for providing a sensor reading, and a controller for determining a feedback signal from the sensor reading, wherein the controller determines a cabin air filter expected blockage level from the feedback signal. The feedback signal relates to a usage modifier of the cabin air filter, wherein the controller at east partially adjusts the estimated usage the cabin air filter from the usage modifier.

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system and a method for detecting cabin air filter usage

An air outlet for controlling an air flow has a ventilator housing and a direction and diffuser arrangement received in the ventilator housing. An air channel is formed by the ventilator housing and the direction and diffuser arrangement. In order to adjust flow properties of the air flow, the direction and diffuser arrangement is constructed so as to be able to be moved in a rotational manner about a center axis of the ventilator housing and/or moved in translation along the center axis of the ventilator housing and/or pivoted relative to the center axis of the ventilator housing.

Air outlet for controlling an air flow

A vehicle ventilating/cooling system may include at least one sun-load sensor arranged within the vehicle, and a controller configured to receive a sun-load signal indicating a sun-load level from the sensor and programmed to instruct at least one cooling component to conduct a purge of vehicle cabin air in response to the sun-load level exceeding a sun-load threshold.

Cabin purge for vehicle ventilating and cooling system

A motor vehicle monitoring system displays air quality data comprised of a particulate matter concentration to a vehicle occupant. Fine particulate measurement values are collected from a sensor. At least one state parameter of the motor vehicle is detected, wherein the state parameter is indicative of a temporary disturbance of a concentration of the fine particulates exposed to the sensor. The fine particulate measurement values may be updated according to a correction factor as a function of the detected state parameter. The state parameter may include an air temperature, an air humidity, a current geographic position of the motor vehicle, an opened or closed state of a vehicle door, an opened or closed state of a vehicle window, an operating state of a blower fan of an air conditioning system, and a determination whether smoking is currently taking place in the motor vehicle.

Method for adjusting fine particulate measurement values

A climate control filter monitoring system includes a control module adapted to periodically set a climate control system to a filter test configuration, test the filter and then indicate when the climate control system filter needs changing or cleaning.

Climate control filter monitoring system and method of monitoring the useful life of a climate control system filter

The disclosure relates to a motor vehicle comprising a dust sensor. The dust sensor is a scattered light photometer according to the disclosure. The scattered light photometer measures the dust load of the air in a region of the motor vehicle in which resuspended or emitted dust has a tendency to occur during travel. In addition, the motor vehicle contains a device for dust reduction, which receives measured data from the scattered light photometer, and decides, on the basis of the measured data, whether measures are to be taken against dust resuspension or dust emission. The device takes corresponding measures if the dust load exceeds a threshold value.

Motor vehicle having dust sensor for reducing dust resuspension

A dust resuspension system for a vehicle includes one or more dust sensors mounted to a roof, the dust sensors being configured to observe a part of a roadway surface situated ahead of the vehicle in a direction of travel and provide data of a magnitude of a road dust load of the roadway surface based on type of road surface. The system also includes a device configured to, in response to the data indicating that the magnitude of the road dust load being above a predefined threshold, implement a dust resuspension measure, wherein the measure activates a brake system to impose a forced speed restriction.

Dust resuspension system for a motor vehicle

A motor vehicle includes at least one air-conducting structure. That at least one air conducting structure is arranged downstream of a vehicle wheel in the direction of travel, for conducting at least some of the air in a wake of the vehicle wheel to a dust collector. A control unit is provided for automatic adjustment, in a manner depending on the speed of travel of the vehicle and/or of the spacing between a lower edge of the air-conducting structure and a roadway surface being driven over by the vehicle.

Motor vehicle with dust collector

A system includes a plurality of wireless transceivers deployed in a vehicle cabin and a processor configured to receive a relay signal from a transceiver, including a device identification and a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) associated with a device signal. The processor is also configured to use the RSSI and device identification, associated with a single device, included in relay signals from multiple transceivers to determine a device location and store the device location and corresponding possessor identification and location in memory.

Method and apparatus for vehicle occupant location detection

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Volker Scheer