AUTONOMOUS-VEHICLE CLIMATE-CONTROL SYSTEM

• Main Authors: Hocking Chris James, Miller Kenneth James, Lear Christopher Alan, Leone Thomas G
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.01.2018
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING,OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODSSPACES OF VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Controlling a vehicle includes determining that an occupancy status of the vehicle is unoccupied, estimating a remaining unoccupied time, and controlling a climate-control system according to climate-control parameters based on at least the occupancy status and the remaining unoccupied time. A clima...