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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Ryan M. Wiesenberg, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Emily S. Lerner, Brighton, MI (US);
Mahendra T. Kute, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods and systems provide technology to detect a pest-related fault or failure of an electronic control unit (ECU). The technology may also detect a presence of one or more pests via cameras, LiDAR sensors, RADAR sensors, motion sensors, one or more sound sensors, or one or more heat sensors. The technology may also provide countermeasures to disable, remove or eradicate the pests from the vehicle. The countermeasures may include one or more of a laser to target small pests, an electrical discharge insect control system to exterminate insects, and a vibration or sound emission system to target rodents.