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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Venkateshwar R. Aitharaju, Troy, MI (US);
Selina Xinyue Zhao, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Andrew J. Galant, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Dorel M. Sala, Troy, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Terrence Wathen, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A composite panel for a vehicle includes a plurality of layers bonded together by resin. A sensing assembly is arranged between at least two of the plurality of layers. The sensing assembly includes at least one of a piezoelectric layer to sense vibration of the composite panel when installed on the vehicle and a thermopile configured to sense changes in temperature of the composite panel when installed on the vehicle. The sensing assembly further includes a transmitter configured to transmit data to the vehicle based on an output of the at least one of the piezoelectric layer and the thermopile.