Patent ID: 9193333
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60S

Abstract:
1. A method of user-selecting a custom wiping rate using a windshield wiper control system, comprising: activating a wiper motor connected to a windshield wiper by moving control stalk to a first switching position providing the windshield wiper with a first wiping rate; repeatedly moving the control stalk in a forward direction to a second switching position, wherein successive movements of the control stalk in the forward direction to the second switching position define multiple tap intervals; detecting the successive movements of the control stalk in the forward direction to the second switching position using an analyzing and control system; determining the multiple tap intervals using the analyzing and control system; and changing speed of the wiper motor to set a second wiping rate different from the first wiping rate using the analyzing and control system based on the multiple tap intervals; wherein duration of the multiple tap intervals is used by the analyzing and control system to set the speed of the wiper motor by conducting an operation on multiple tap intervals between successive movements of the control stalk in the forward direction to the second switching position; wherein the operation includes averaging the multiple tap intervals and changing the speed of the wiper motor to set the second wiping rate using the analyzing and control system based on an average tap interval; and holding the control stalk in the second switching position for a preselected time interval, the analyzing and control system cancelling a customized wiper speed setting upon detecting the control stalk being held in the second switching position for the preselected time interval.