A system and method for controlling motorized vents of an HVAC system of a vehicle including at least one motor to move air louvers of an HVAC vent of the HVAC system, at least one thermal sensor to sense hot/cold areas inside the vehicle, and a position and motion control to control movement of the at least one motor, wherein position and motion control determines a targeted positioning of airflow based on hot/cold areas sensed by the thermal sensor.

A vent assembly of a vehicle includes a vent having a vent opening through which an airflow is directed, and a primary duct operably connected to the vent to convey the airflow toward the vent opening. A pressure relief valve is located along the primary duct. The pressure relief valve is configured to open when a pressure of the airflow in the primary duct exceeds a threshold, to divert a portion of the airflow through the pressure relief valve.

A vehicle air conditioning system includes an inside/outside air switching door configured to adjust an outside air intake amount from an outside air introduction port and an inside air intake amount from an inside air introduction port; a first inside air intake amount calculator configured to calculate a first inside air intake amount for achieving high air conditioning efficiency, based on an air conditioning load; a second inside air intake amount calculator configured to calculate a second inside air intake amount for limiting ingress of moisture from the outside air introduction port, based on a vehicle body angle and a weather condition; and an inside air intake amount setter configured to set the inside air intake amount using the inside/outside air switching door, based on a larger one of the first inside air intake amount and the second inside air intake amount.

The present invention relates to a vehicle air conditioner, and more particularly, to a vehicle air conditioner having a photocatalyst module, which provides an optimal design location or a mounting structure in which the photocatalyst module is mounted on an upper surface of a duct, the upper surface of the duct has a predetermined inclination with respect to a floor surface, and the photocatalyst module is mounted on a left/right independent air conditioner.

A barrier door for a protective enclosure is disclosed herein. The barrier door includes a hinge structure configured for installation within an interior volume of a vehicle such that the barrier door can rotate through an aisle of the vehicle, a lower section, and an upper section including a stationary portion and a movable portion disposed adjacent to the stationary portion, wherein the lower section and upper section are configured to separate an operator position within the interior volume of the vehicle from a passenger area of the interior volume of the vehicle, and a lift device configured to move the inner movable portion between a lowered position in which the inner movable portion is at least partially withdrawn into the lower section to form an opening in the upper section and a raised position in which the inner movable portion is extended to close the opening.

A vehicular air conditioning system includes: an intake part including an intake door configured to open an outdoor air inlet to introduce an outdoor air in an outdoor air mode, open an indoor air inlet to introduce an indoor air in an indoor air mode, and control an opening degree of the outdoor air inlet or the indoor air inlet, and a blower configured to suck the indoor air or the outdoor air through the indoor air inlet or the outdoor air inlet and blow the indoor air or the outdoor air into a vehicle interior; and a control part configured to control a rotational speed of the blower according to an air flow rate level of the air conditioning system.

Disclosed are a vehicle control apparatus and a vehicle control method. The vehicle control apparatus may calculate a total sum of consumed power according to at least one of power consumed due to an air resistance, power consumed due to an operation of a cooling fan that increases flow of air introduced into an under-hood of a vehicle, or power consumed due to an operation of an air conditioner, or any combination thereof, and control at least one of an air flap that opens and closes an air inlet of the under-hood or a cooling fan, or any combination thereof such that the total sum of the consumed power is minimized in response to securing of a target air flow rate representing a flow rate of air required to pass through a condenser or a radiator of the air conditioner according to an operation of the vehicle.

Methods and systems are provided for managing cabin conditions. A fogging metric and a breath temperature metric are determined. A control signal response is generated based on the fogging metric and the breath temperature metric. The system facilitates modification to the operation control of the at least one climate control device based on the control signal response.