AUTOMATIC MITIGATION OF VEHICLE WIND BUFFETING

摘要

A vehicle includes a body defining a vehicle interior, doors attached to the body and providing access to the vehicle interior, windows, sensors, and a controller. The windows are disposed in a respective one of the doors, and each includes a window actuator. The sensors include a speed sensor operable for determining a speed of the vehicle and position sensors each operable for detecting a position of a respective one of the windows. The controller programmed to execute a method by receiving input signals from the set of sensors, including the speed of the vehicle and the detected position from each of the position sensors, and transmitting a control signal to at least one of the window actuators to cause one of the windows to move to a predetermined partially-opened position above a calibrated threshold vehicle speed. This action automatically mitigates effects of wind buffeting in the vehicle interior.

主权项

1. A vehicle comprising:
a body defining a vehicle interior; a plurality of doors attached to the body and providing access to the vehicle interior; a plurality of windows, each of which is disposed in a respective one of the doors; a plurality of window actuators, each of which is operable for translating a respective one of the windows anywhere between and inclusive of a fully-opened and a fully-closed position; a set of sensors, including a speed sensor operable for determining a speed of the vehicle and a plurality of window position sensors each operable for detecting a position of a respective one of the windows; and a controller programmed to receive input signals from the set of sensors, including the speed of the vehicle and the detected position from each of the window position sensors, and to transmit a control signal to at least one of the window actuators to cause one of the windows to translate, above a calibrated threshold vehicle speed, to a predetermined partially-opened position and thereby automatically mitigate effects of wind buffeting in the vehicle interior.