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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Mark Schaffer, Brighton, MI (US);
Kenneth James Miller, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01); B60W 40/09 (2012.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01); B60W 40/09 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0863 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2420/52 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes: a motor, sensors, steering, a suspension, a terrain mode switch, processor(s) configured to: implement a selected terrain mode by tuning at least one of the motor, steering, and suspension; record selected terrain modes; compute a confidence factor based on the recorded selections; determine a road condition based on the sensors; display guidance based on the confidence factor and the road condition.