US 11,807,254 B2
Apparatus providing a wiper fail-safe mode, a system having the same, and a method thereof
Seok Ju Byun, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,773.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0145553 (KR), filed on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135058 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/038 (2012.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60S 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/038 (2013.01) [B60S 1/0818 (2013.01); B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); G07C 5/0833 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0215 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A method providing a wiper failure notification, the method comprising:
receiving state information of a wiper switch from the wiper switch and receiving location information of a wiper from a body control module (BCM) connected with the wiper;
identifying a failure of a wiper system based on at least one of the state information of the wiper switch or the location information of the wiper; and
outputting a notification of the failure of the wiper system, depending on the failure of the wiper system,
wherein the outputting of the notification of the failure of the wiper system depending on the failure of the wiper system includes
outputting a notification including contents that it is possible for the wiper system to operate only in a low operation mode, when the failure of the wiper system is identified in a state where the wiper does not operate, and
outputting a notification including instructions to request to change an operation mode of the wiper within a certain time when the operation mode of the wiper is not a low mode, when the failure of the wiper system is identified in a state where the wiper operates.