US 12,459,465 B2
Vehicle sensor cleaning
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); Michael Kipley, Saline, MI (US); Kimberly Berry, Northville, MI (US); Brendan Francis Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/066,522.
Prior Publication US 2024/0198970 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 1/48 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 1/481 (2013.01) [B60S 1/56 (2013.01); B60S 1/485 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable to:
actuate a cleaning system to spray a sensor in response to an input from an operator, the input being a manual actuation commanding the cleaning system to spray the sensor;
adjust a cleaning plan stored in the memory by determining a parameter based on the input from the operator to actuate the cleaning system; and
after adjusting the cleaning plan, automatically actuate the cleaning system to spray the sensor in accordance with the parameter of the cleaning plan, without receiving the input.