Jeremy Martin Swanson

US Patent:

20230050032, Feb 16, 2023

Filed:

Feb 5, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/792877

Inventors:

- Northville MI, US
Mobashar Ahmad - Troy MI, US
Tyler Myers - Plymouth MI, US
Jeremy Swanson - Ypsilanti MI, US

International Classification:

B60H 1/00

Abstract:

An example method of providing thermal conditioning includes providing a HAL having a plurality of input drivers that obtain input data from temperature sensors, and a plurality of output drivers that control a discrete thermal effectors in discrete OPZs in a vehicle cabin. An EVAL obtains input data from the HAL and estimates a heat flux experienced by an occupant in each OPZ based on a vehicle profile. An OAL determines a first parameter based on a target heat flux for the occupant across all of the OPZs, determines a second parameter based on the estimated heat flux of the occupant from the EVAL, and determines respective temperature setpoints for each of the plurality of OPZs to reduce a difference between the first and second parameters. The thermal effectors are controlled based on the temperature setpoints.