Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle with thermal comfort sensor for cabin climate control
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Application No.: US16217484Application Date: 2018-12-12
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Publication No.: US11220158B2Publication Date: 2022-01-11
- Inventor: Taeyoung Han , Shailendra Kaushik , Bahram Khalighi , Paul E. Krajewski
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn IP Law
- Main IPC: G01K17/00
- IPC: G01K17/00 ; B60H1/00 ; B60N2/879 ; G01K17/20 ; G01J5/12 ; G01J5/00 ; G01K13/20

Abstract:
A vehicle a sensor system disposed adjacent to a headrest portion of a seat within a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The sensor system includes at least one of an air velocity sensor, an air temperature sensor, a radiant heat flux sensor, a heat flux sensor, or a humidity sensor. The sensor system is positioned near the headrest, facing a forward end of the vehicle, in a position that is not blocked by a head of a passenger seated in the seat. The sensor system provides data related to the air velocity, the air temperature, the radiant heat flux, the heat flux, or the relative humidity, enabling a climate controller to accurately calculate a current Equivalent Homogenous Temperature (EHT) of a passenger seated in the seat. The climate controller may then control a climate system of the vehicle based on the calculated EHT to provide a desired EHT.
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