A fuzzy logic-based smart automatic windshield wiper

Author

Cheok, Ka C. ; Kobayashi, Kazuyuki ; Scaccia, Sandro ; Scaccia, Giamberto

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Oakland Univ., Rochester, MI, USA

Volume

16

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

34

Abstract

An innovation for a standard intermittent windshield wiper is the concept of a smart wiper that automatically turns itself on or off and adjusts its wiping cycle according to the intensity of rain. This article describes the development of a smart automatic windshield wiper system using a fuzzy logic-based conductive rain sensor scheme. Fuzzy logic is used to compensate nonlinearities in the sensor and implement intuitive reasoning for automatic operation of the wiper. An M68HC11-based microcontroller was developed to implement and test the smart wiper concept for a car. The proposed approach can be extended to other applications related to rain detection and system actuation

Keywords

adaptive control; automotive electronics; compensation; control nonlinearities; fuzzy control; intelligent control; microcontrollers; M68HC11-based microcontroller; conductive rain sensor scheme; fuzzy logic-based smart automatic windshield wiper; intuitive reasoning; nonlinearity compensation; standard intermittent windshield wiper; Automotive components; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy systems; Intelligent sensors; Microcontrollers; Rain; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Technological innovation; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Control Systems, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1066-033X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/37.546268

Filename

546268