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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
David M. Diamond, Canton, MI (US);
Clayton Benjamin Ford, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexander Douglas Long, Windsor, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method of controlling components of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes the steps of sensing a current position of a rear closure panel with a closure panel position sensor, sensing a speed of the vehicle with a speed sensor, and sensing a current environmental condition with an environmental precipitation sensor. The method also includes adjusting a degree of openness of at least one window as a result of the closure panel position sensor indicating that the rear closure panel is in an open position, the speed sensor indicating that a speed of the vehicle is greater than zero kilometers per hour (kph), and the current environmental condition that is indicated by the environmental precipitation sensor.