Windscreen clearing using surface monitoring
US9783166B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V20/56
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer readable program products for maintaining windscreen visibility using surface monitoring are disclosed. In embodiments, the system comprises a set of sensors for monitoring a state of a windscreen surface and for generating one or more signals representing that state; a control system for analyzing the one or more signals to identify defined conditions of the surface of the windscreen and to generate one or more control signals; and a set of activatable devices for receiving the one or more control signals. The control signals activate the activatable devices to remove the identified conditions of the surface of the windscreen. In embodiments, the set of activatable devices includes air jets and cleaning fluid jets, and the control signals activate these jets to direct air and cleaning fluids onto the windscreen. This may be done to remove rain drops or dirt from the windscreen.
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