发明名称 Rain sensor with sigma-delta modulation and/or footprinting comparison(s)
摘要 A system and/or method for sensing the presence of moisture (e.g., rain) and/or other material(s) on a window such as a vehicle window (e.g., vehicle windshield, sunroof or backlite). In certain example embodiments of the invention, at least one sensing capacitor is supported by a window such as a vehicle windshield, the capacitor(s) having a field that is affected by moisture (e.g., rain) on a surface of the window. A sensing circuit outputs an analog signal that is based on and/or related to the capacitance(s) of the sensing capacitor(s). The analog output of the circuit may be converted to a digital signal via sigma-delta modulation, and subjected to processing (e.g., correlation) for determining whether moisture (e.g., rain, dew, fog, etc.) or the like is present on the surface of the window.
申请公布号 US2007157721(A1) 申请公布日期 2007.07.12
申请号 US20060340864 申请日期 2006.01.27
申请人 GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORP. 发明人 VEERASAMY VIJAYEN S.
分类号 G01W1/00;G05B5/00;G08B21/00 主分类号 G01W1/00
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