Patent ID: 11951812
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method of controlling a sunshade of a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, via at least one processor, a route plan from a first location to a second location;
predicting, via the at least one processor, a sun parameter indicative of sun glare on the window for the route plan based on solar direction and vehicle heading at distributed locations throughout the route plan, wherein predicting the sun parameter is performed by:
dividing the route plan into segments;
calculating, for each segment, an amount of time sun is facing the driver based on vehicle heading, solar direction, location of the window, nominal location of an occupant, and driving time for the segment, wherein the driving time for the segment is calculated based on predicted speed and length of the segment; and
totaling the amounts of time the sun is facing the driver for each segment; and
activating, via the at least one processor, the sunshade based on the sun parameter so as to shade the window.