US 12,227,056 B2
Systems and methods for adjusting vehicle windows
Nikhil Gowda, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed by Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US)
Filed on Aug. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/459,983.
Prior Publication US 2023/0062859 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60H 1/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/695 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01)
CPC B60H 1/00757 (2013.01) [B60H 1/00764 (2013.01); E05F 15/695 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for adjusting one or more windows of a vehicle cabin of a vehicle, the system comprising:
at least one noise sensor configured to detect wind noise at one or more locations of the vehicle cabin;
a plurality of windows each adjustable between a plurality of configurations to permit differing levels of air flow between the vehicle cabin and an atmosphere outside of the vehicle cabin; and
a controller programmed to (i) perform a calibration by moving at least one window of the plurality of windows between a plurality of open configurations while detecting a maximum level where wind noise initially peaks and a minimum level where the wind noise bottoms out before rising again, using feedback from the at least one noise sensor to determine a correspondence between the wind noise and each of the plurality open configurations, (ii) use the calibration to determine an optimal zone at which to maintain the at least one window in one or more of the plurality of open configurations, and (iii) cause an adjustment of the at least one window of the plurality of windows based on the optimal zone in combination with feedback from the at least one noise sensor regarding a detected level of wind noise.