System and method for environmental management of a vehicle
US8082979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60H1/00964
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for environmental management of a vehicle includes the steps of determining certain environmental conditions for the vehicle, and determining when it is desirable to defog the window based on the determined environmental conditions. A status of manual overrides is determined, and at least some automatically controllable functions of an HVAC system are implemented to effect defogging of a vehicle window when it is determined that none of the manual overrides has been selected.
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