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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., Superior Township, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Scott Ziolek, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Amanda Christiana, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., Superior Township, MI (US);
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method includes: establishing a dynamic target temperature range for a seat of a vehicle having a seat heating unit installed therein, the dynamic target temperature range defined by an adjustable minimum and maximum target temperature; activating a seat heating mode of multiple predefined seat heating modes based on an interior climate of the vehicle; defining the minimum target temperature and the maximum target temperature according to the activated seat heating mode; and controlling the seat heating unit such that a temperature of the seat continuously oscillates within the defined minimum target temperature and the defined maximum target temperature.