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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Naples, FL (US);
Matthew Johnson, Toledo, OH (US);
David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for intelligent control of vehicle lights to mitigate presence of insects are provided. A vehicle may capture image data using one or more of its sensors. The image data may be of the internal cabin of the vehicle an external environment of the vehicle. The image data may be processed using a segmentation and classification algorithm to determine the presence of insects in or around the vehicle. The vehicle may additionally determine the presence of users in or around the vehicle. The vehicle may also determine the location of the insects and the users. Based on the location of the users and the insects, the vehicle may illuminate the appropriate lights of the vehicle in order to cause the insects to move away from the location of the users thereby enhancing user experience and mitigating the annoyance caused by the presence of the insects.