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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mohannad Hakeem, Dearborn, MI (US);
Umer Khalid, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Mohamed Mattar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); B64C 39/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); B64C 39/02 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); B64C 2201/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle navigation with water depth detection. An example disclosed method includes determining a current and a projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination. Additionally, the example method includes, in response to the current or the projected water depth of the road segments of the current route exceeding a first threshold, determining an alternate route to the destination.