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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2022
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Prashant Vadgaonkar, Karnataka, IN;
Guru Prasad Mahapatra, Karnataka, IN;
Sujoy Khanra, Karnataka, IN;
Pullaiah Dussa, Bangalore, IN;
ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC., Burnsville, MN (US);
Abstract
A configurable windshield wiper system for a variable sweep angle and/or variable sweep speed. The system includes a bidirectional motor, a gearbox, the gearbox having and input shaft operably coupled to the motor and an output shaft; the gear box configured to ratiometrically step down the number of turns at its output shaft relative to its input shaft; a wiper arm for sweeping a surface of a windshield, the wiper arm operably coupled to an output of the gearbox; and a controller in operable communication with the motor, the controller configured to execute an algorithm to control the position and speed of the motor to achieve a configured sweep angle and configured sweep speed for the wiper arm.