US 12,404,692 B2
System and method for deploying a vehicle awning
Ki Hyun Ahn, Lake Orion, MI (US); Joseph F. Szczerba, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and Bobin Kil, Rochester, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,990.
Prior Publication US 2024/0279957 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 3/00 (2006.01); E04H 15/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 15/08 (2013.01) [B60J 3/002 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An awning system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
a plurality of vehicle sensors;
a vehicle awning;
a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of vehicle sensors and the vehicle awning, wherein the controller is programmed to:
identify at least one deployment criterion using the plurality of vehicle sensors, wherein to identify the at least one deployment criterion, the controller is further programmed to:
determine a weather condition in an environment surrounding the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors;
determine an occupant location relative to the vehicle using the plurality of vehicle sensors;
determine a vehicle parking state using the plurality of vehicle sensors, wherein the vehicle parking state includes a vehicle parked state and a vehicle non-parked state; and
identify the at least one deployment criterion based at least in part on the weather condition, the occupant location, and the vehicle parking state;
determine at least one deployment parameter based at least in part on the at least one deployment criterion; and
deploy the vehicle awning based at least in part on the at least one deployment parameter in response to identifying the at least one deployment criterion.