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Patent No.:

US 12779940 B1

Date of Patent:

Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2023

Occupant clothing and anthropometric predictor for thermal effector control

Applicant:

Gentherm Incorporated, Novi, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nicola Gerrett, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Zachary Grimaldi, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Daniel Guerithault, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

GENTHERM INCORPORATED, Novi, MI (US);

Attorney:

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Daniel L Greene

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/59 (2022.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B60H 1/00742 (2013.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/597 (2022.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01);

Abstract

A microclimate control system for an occupant includes a component that has a thermal effector that is configured to provide thermal conditioning to an occupant. An image capture unit is configured to receive an image of the occupant. A controller is in communication with the image capture unit, the controller includes an extractor algorithm that is configured to extract occupant personal parameters based upon the image. The controller includes a first estimator that is configured to predict an occupant clothing insulation value based upon the occupant personal parameters, and a second estimator is configured to predict occupant anthromorphic characteristics based upon the occupant personal parameters. The controller is configured to regulate the thermal effector based upon the occupant clothing insulation value and the occupant anthromorphic characteristics.

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