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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shubhadip Ray, Secaucus, NY (US);
Norbert Herman, Denver, CO (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
Siddique M. Adoni, Bangalore, IN;
Dhandapani Shanmugam, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments determine historical geographic travel data of a vehicle over a contaminant exposure time period that is inclusive of a present time; identify a contaminant that is likely located on an external surface of the vehicle as a function of historic meteorological and terrain data of the historical geographic travel data of a vehicle over a contaminant exposure time period; select a cleaning solution that is appropriate for use in cleaning the identified contaminant from the external surface of the vehicle; and drive a vehicle wash system nozzle to use the selected cleaning solution to wash the identified contaminant from the external surface of the vehicle.