A method and system for operating a climate control system of determining positions of occupants within a passenger compartment of a vehicle, determining occupant settings, communicating the positions and the occupant settings to an energy determination system, determining a low energy combination…
A method for automatically controlling an in-cabin environment for a passenger in an autonomous vehicle includes monitoring a state of the passenger via a video sensor; determining whether the state of the passenger corresponds to one of preset states of a predetermined number; and adjusting, when…
The present invention discloses a method for automatically starting up or shutting down a vehicle-mounted humidifier, including the following steps: obtaining, at intervals, a vibration signal received by a humidifier, determining whether the vibration signal exceeds a preset vibration threshold…
A vehicle control device is used for a vehicle that simultaneously transports a user and a package. The vehicle control device includes a controller configured to: acquire an attribute of the user and an attribute of the package; determine whether the user and the package are loaded in the vehicle…
A thermal management system configured to analyze thermal condition data generated by at least one thermal sensor located in a vehicle of an occupant of the vehicle, and control a flow of conditioned air to the occupant based on the analyzed thermal condition data.
A method of operating a climate control system includes determining a thermal characteristic for an occupant of a vehicle based on thermal images from a thermal image device within the vehicle. Determining a thermal characteristic includes determining a clothing condition signal, determining an…
An air-conditioning control device includes a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to execute: estimating an emotion of an occupant in a vehicle interior when a spot air conditioning is performed on the occupant; and controlling the spot air conditioning based on an…
Systems and methods for prioritization temperature control within a vehicle are provided. A system can detect occupancy of a cabin of a vehicle in a first time interval. The system can determine, based on the occupancy, a climate control prioritization for the cabin and an energy storage system of…
An information processing device including a control unit, wherein the control unit estimates a state of a user based on user information including at least one of voice data, image data, or biometric data of a user of the vehicle, and when it is determined that the estimated state satisfies a…
A system includes a plurality of sensors configured to sense an opening/closing of a door, fastening/unfastening of a seat safety belt, and change in a vehicle height; a first processor configured to determine the number of all occupants in the vehicle by the opening/closing of the door, the…
A vehicle includes an information receiver, an estimator, and a processor. The information receiver is configured to communicate with a mobile terminal of an occupant of the vehicle, and acquire information related to an action performed by the occupant outside a vehicle compartment of the vehicle…
An anti-fogging system according to the present disclosure includes an anti-fogging device that suppresses fogging of glass of a vehicle, and a control device that controls the anti-fogging device. The control device is configured to execute a process of operating an anti-fogging device when a…
Provided is an air blowing system including: an air blowing section configured to blow air into an environment in which an occupant of a moving object is present; a start-of-blowing setting section configured to set a blowing starting timing at which the air blowing section starts blowing air; a…
A method for controlling a comfort component of a vehicle includes setting a comfort component, while a passenger is occupying the vehicle, to an active state to adjust a temperature within the vehicle to a passenger desired temperature based on receiving an input from the passenger. The method…
A system and method are provided for an air vent system in, for example, a vehicle. The air vent system is configured to direct air flow to a point relative to a user's position in the vehicle. A camera may capture a view of the user and processing circuitry may analyze the captured information to…
An in-vehicle ventilation system includes a host ECU configured to acquire vehicle outside information using wireless communication, an air conditioner ECU configured to control an air conditioner installed in a vehicle compartment, a zone ECU configured to control a device in the vehicle…
An in-vehicle ventilation system includes a power window mechanism (11a, 11c, 11d) configured to open and close a window of a vehicle and a control unit configured to control the power window mechanism. The control unit (30) is further configured to acquire a first environmental information…
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle control apparatus for safety of a vehicle occupant, a vehicle system including the same, and a method thereof. An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a vehicle control apparatus, including: a processor configured to recognize…
Systems and methods are provided for determining, by processing circuitry, a vehicle occupant has left a cabin of a vehicle (or that the cabin is unoccupied), where the vehicle comprises a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In response to determining the vehicle occupant has…
Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting and executing automated control of climate comfort settings based on user classification within a group identity database. Methods of generating and employing the group identity database are also disclosed.
The invention describes a safety system for cooling air around a child in a car when an engine of the car is turned off, and a cooling mechanism of the safety system is automatically activated above a specified temperature when a child is left in the car. The safety system incorporates an audio…
A microclimate control system for a seated occupant includes a seat having a cushion and a back respectively including a first array of pressure sensors and a second array of pressure sensors. The first array of pressure sensors provides a cushion occupant output. The second array of pressure…
A method of providing thermal conditioning for a vehicle occupant according to an example of the present disclosure includes determining a respective target temperature for each of a plurality of discrete OPZs. Each OPZ is associated with a different occupant body area. The determining is based on…
A method of controlling an occupant microclimate environment includes determining a heat balance on an occupant in a microclimate environment based upon a thermal model of the heat transfer effects on the occupant, estimating an overall thermal sensation of the occupant based upon the heat balance…
A method for regulating comfort in a passenger compartment of a vehicle, the passenger compartment including a seat, a radiant panel, and a heating device for the seat; the method being implemented by a controller having a memory containing a pre-established map. The method includes the following…
An object temperature regulator system for a vehicle for managing the temperature of a part of an object inside of the vehicle, the object temperature regulator system includes: at least one camera sensor; at least one object temperature regulator device configured to provide cooling and/or heating…
A portable display apparatus for conveying vehicle-related information using thermal and haptic touch is provided. The portable display apparatus includes circuitry communicatively coupled to a temperature control unit of the portable display apparatus. The circuitry receives from one or more first…
An information processing device includes a control unit. The control unit extends an operating time of an air conditioner provided in a vehicle when the control unit determines that a user is present within a predetermined range from the vehicle at a predetermined timing when a predetermined…
A climate control system includes a memory, a compensation module, and a climate control module. The memory is configured to store images captured by one or more image sensors. The compensation module is configured to: based on the images, estimate a clothing level of a first occupant in an…
A drowsiness prediction device includes: a carbon dioxide concentration detector that detects the concentration of carbon dioxide in a compartment; an oxygen saturation detector that detects oxygen saturation in the body of a driver present in the compartment; a predictor that predicts, according…