System and method for controlling an interior environmental condition in a vehicle
US11524691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/2637
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method are described for controlling a vehicle interior environmental condition. A biometric sensor senses a biometric condition of a vehicle seat occupant and generates a sensed biometric condition value. A controller receives the sensed biometric condition value, a sensed interior environmental condition value, and a sensed exterior environmental condition value. Each of multiple exterior environmental condition values has an associated biometric condition value defined as optimal for the vehicle occupant. The controller determines the optimal biometric condition value associated with the sensed exterior environmental condition value, compares the optimal biometric condition value to the sensed biometric condition value, and in response to a difference between the optimal biometric condition value and the sensed biometric condition value, generates a control signal to control an actuator to control the controllable interior environmental condition to reduce the difference between sensed biometric condition value and the optimal biometric condition value.
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