• DocumentCode
    185730
  • Title

    Microcontroller managed module for automatic ventilation of vehicle interior

  • Author

    Raic, Boris ; Radovan, Aleksander

  • Author_Institution
    Polytech. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    26-30 May 2014
  • Firstpage
    1622
  • Lastpage
    1627
  • Abstract
    In order to mitigate overheated interior of a vehicle parked in the hot summer sun and thereby to make the entering into the vehicle more comfortable, microcontroller managed module for automatic ventilation of vehicle interior is made. The module is implemented using a microcontroller as a central logical unit and a series of sensors which provide sufficient data to ensure functional, but also efficient, reliable and safe ventilation. The ventilation process is performed by opening vehicle windows slightly, which enables air to circulate. Microcontroller controls the position of the windows autonomously and independently of the driver´s presence, following predefined algorithm that uses sensors data obtained from the vehicle´s surroundings. Besides temperature, the most important factors to ensure quality implementation of ventilation are detected movements around the vehicle, the presence of precipitation and other. This paper shows the components, their purpose and capabilities, advantages and disadvantages, as well as potential implementations and upgrades. The test results give insight into utilization options of this module and its usefulness.
  • Keywords
    automotive components; control engineering computing; mechanical engineering computing; microcontrollers; position control; temperature control; ventilation; windows (construction); automatic vehicle interior ventilation; central logical unit; microcontroller managed module; overheated interior mitigation; position control; vehicle windows; Microcontrollers; Reliability; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Vehicles; Ventilation; automatic ventilation of vehicle interior; controlling position of vehicle windows; microcontroller; sensors; temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2014 37th International Convention on
  • Conference_Location
    Opatija
  • Print_ISBN
    978-953-233-081-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MIPRO.2014.6859825
  • Filename
    6859825