A windshield cleaning system 20 including a computer 30 in electronic communication with a windshield wiper controller 40, an image device 50, a fluid applicator 60, and a fluid heater 70. The system captures and compares a pre-spray image with a post-spray image, the post spray image acquired after actuating the fluid applicator and before actuating the windshield wiper. The comparison, which generates a third image, is performed by the computer to determine potential conditions with the windshield cleaning system. The fluid heater, may heat the washer fluid before spraying, when an ambient temperature is below a certain threshold. The system may output a warning to a human machine interface (HMI/GUI). The images may be infrared images.
Windshield cleaning system and method
2018-05-16
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60S SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Warten, Reinigen, Instandsetzen, Unterstützen, Anheben oder Rangieren von Fahrzeugen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen |
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