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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Matthew Edward Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester, MI (US);
Alec M. Wuorinen, Columbus, OH (US);
Craig Thomas Douglas, Pflugerville, TX (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system for windshield wipers of a vehicle includes: a gaze module configured to determine a present gaze of a driver toward a front windshield of the vehicle based on a first image from a first camera facing the driver; an obstruction zone module configured to, based on the present gaze, determine an obstruction zone through which the driver is looking through the front windshield; an obstruction module configured to, based on a second image from a second camera facing the front windshield, determine whether vision through the obstruction zone is obstructed; a frequency module configured to determine a frequency at which to begin cycles of the windshield wipers of the front windshield in response to a determination that vision through the obstruction zone is obstructed; and an actuator control module configured to actuate the windshield wipers of the front windshield based on the frequency.