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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cheri Lyn Hansen, Canton, MI (US);
Haron Abdel-Raziq, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);
Somak Datta Gupta, Novi, MI (US);
Jonathan Diedrich, Carleton, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Adil Nizam Siddiqui, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for contamination prevention of vehicle cameras and sensors. An example vehicle includes an exterior, a camera along the exterior and including a lens, and a controller. The controller is to determine, based upon images captured by the camera, whether a contaminant is approaching the lens and identify a contaminant state upon determining the contaminant is approaching the lens. The example vehicle also includes a nozzle to spray washer fluid to prevent contamination of the lens responsive to the controller identifying that the contaminant is a liquid.