METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING WIPER
DRIVE
February 8, 2006
A wiper control method and a wiper control device which adjusts a wiping determining condition for determining the wiping state of a wiper according to a driving scene are provided. The driving scene is determined based on comprehensive situation determination from vehicle state information such as driving, stop, etc. and driving environment information such as rainfall state. According to the determined driving scene, the wiping determining conditions for determining the wiping state of the wiper is adjusted. Such wiping determining conditions include detection sensitivity of raindrops adhering on the detection surface, correspondence between the rainfall level and the wiping level, etc.
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