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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Louise E. Stauffer, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Spencer W. Chamberlain, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Joseph Neighbors, Milford, MI (US);
Mary E. Decaluwe, Oxford, MI (US);
Jim K. Rainbolt, Haslett, MI (US);
Janet S. Goings, Commerce Township, MI (US);
William J. Ochalek, Romeo, MI (US);
Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Roy Mathieu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dorel Sala, Troy, MI (US);
David R. Fischer, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joseph M. Bilderbeck, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ann K. Duffy, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Sandra N. Thomson, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for automatically maintaining cleanliness of an vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving, by a processor, at least one sensor signal from a sensor that monitors for particulates within an interior of a vehicle; determining, by the processor, a level of uncleanliness of the vehicle based on the sensor signal; and selectively generating, by the processor, at least one of a control signal to a cleaning element of the vehicle and a notification message based on the determining to achieve the level of cleanliness.