System for wiping a vehicle window, the said window being equipped with a sensor, comprising a first wiper (15) which can wipe a first area of the window, including a portion (8, 8) which extends at the level of the said sensor, a second wiper (13) which can wipe a second area of the window, different from the said first area, means for activation of the said first and second wipers for the purpose of their displacement on the window, and electronic means for control of the said means for activation, characterized in that the said means for activation comprise a first motor for activation of the said first wiper, and a second motor for activation of the said second wiper, and in that the said control means are configured to activate only the said first motor when cleaning of the said portion is required.

An integrated camera, ambient light detection, and rain sensor assembly suitable for installation behind a windshield of a driver operated vehicle or an automated vehicle includes an imager-device. The imager-device is formed of an array of pixels configured to define a central-portion and a periphery-portion of the imager-device. Each pixel of the array of pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels. Each pixel in the central-portion is equipped with a red/visible/visible/visible filter (RVVV filter) arranged such that each pixel in the central-portion includes a red sub-pixel and three visible-light sub-pixels. Each pixel in the periphery-portion is equipped with a red/green/blue/near-infrared filter (RGBN filter) arranged such that each pixel in the periphery-portion includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel, and a near-infrared sub-pixel.

A wiping device wipes off rainwater on a wiped surface by reciprocating a wiper blade using a predetermined power source. The wiping device includes: a drive circuit, driving the power source, and a control part, controlling the drive circuit. The control part switches a wiping range at an upper reversal position of the wiper blade.

A rain sensor includes an emitter, a receiver, a processor, and a printed circuit board (PCB). The emitter projects an incident beam that is reflected, as a reflected beam, by a windshield of a vehicle that includes the rain sensor. The receiver generates, based upon a received intensity of the reflected beam, a rain signal indicating a potential presence of rainwater on the windshield. The processor receives the rain signal and performs a filtering operation on the rain signal to generate a filtered signal. The PCB electronically interconnects the emitter, the receiver, and the processor. The filtering operation comprises filtering noise from the rain signal such that the filtered signal has a signal frequency within a predetermined range of frequencies and related harmonics with respective magnitudes and frequencies that are correlated with a definitive presence of the rainwater on the windshield.

A method for cooling a sensor of a vehicle, the method including receiving temperature data corresponding to the sensor from a temperature monitor; and in response to determining that a current temperature of the sensor being greater than a first threshold temperature, initiating a cleaning cycle and directing cleaning fluid to the sensor.

A wiper control method and a wiper control device are provided. An arm falling position for stopping wiper arms for a predetermined time is set above a lower reversal position. When the wiper arms stopped on the side of an upper reversal position with respect to the arm falling position, such as a service position, are moved to a storage position set below the lower reversal position, or when a wiping operation is to be performed again, the wiper arms are temporarily stopped for the predetermined time at the arm falling position. Then, after the predetermined time elapses, the wiper arms are moved to the storage position in the case of a storage operation, and moved to the upper reversal position in the case of restarting, and then the normal wiping operation is performed.

A wiper control method and a wiper control device are provided. An arm falling position for stopping wiper arms for a predetermined time is set above a lower reversal position. When the wiper arms stopped on the side of an upper reversal position with respect to the arm falling position, such as a service position, are moved to a storage position set below the lower reversal position, or when a wiping operation is to be performed again, the wiper arms are temporarily stopped for the predetermined time at the arm falling position. Then, after the predetermined time elapses, the wiper arms are moved to the storage position in the case of a storage operation, and moved to the upper reversal position in the case of restarting, and then the normal wiping operation is performed.

A wiper assembly for a vehicle window includes a rail configured to be fixed to a vehicle body. The rail includes a first rail portion extending in a first direction along a rail length and a second rail portion extending in a second direction different than the first direction along the rail length. A wiper is operably connected to the rail and is configured to be driven along the rail length through both the first rail portion and the second rail portion to remove water from a surface of the vehicle window.

A wiper assembly for a vehicle window includes a rail configured to be fixed to a vehicle body. The rail includes a first rail portion extending in a first direction along a rail length and a second rail portion extending in a second direction different than the first direction along the rail length. A wiper is operably connected to the rail and is configured to be driven along the rail length through both the first rail portion and the second rail portion to remove water from a surface of the vehicle window.

A vehicle includes a glass clearing system that performs method of clearing a glass surface of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a glass surface. The glass clearing system includes a glass clearing device and a processor. The glass clearing device is configured for clearing a glass surface. The processor receives a signal from a remote device indicative of an instruction for operating the glass clearing device, selects the glass clearing device, and activates the glass clearing device to clear the glass surface based on the instruction.