Wiper control apparatus and method capable of variably adjusting wiper blade motion

摘要

A wiper blade (1) wipes over a predetermined range of a front windshield in response to rotation of a wiper motor (5) in a forward and reverse directions. The wiper blade operates in a wiping range between a predetermined upper reversing position and a predetermined lower reversing position. An upper pre-reversing position is defined in advance of the upper reversing position, and a lower pre-reversing position is defined in advance of the lower reversing position. A rotation sensor (17) produces pulse signals in response to the rotation of the wiper motor. A CPU (21) counts the pulse signals produced from the rotation sensor when a position detection sensor (18) detects an arrival of the wiper blade at the pre-reversing position. The CPU produces a control signal to a drive circuit (26) and reverses the direction of the drive current of the wiper motor to reverse the rotation of the wiper motor, when the pulse count value reaches a predetermined value.