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Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:

The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);

Inventor:

John Suarez, Brooklyn, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); G01S 13/93 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/003 (2013.01); B60K 31/0008 (2013.01); G01S 7/41 (2013.01); G01S 13/878 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 2013/9375 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments that pertain to surface non-uniformity detection through use of radio waves are described. A vehicle can transmit radio waves to an area the vehicle is traveling to, such as a road in front of an automobile. The automobile can receive and process returned radio waves to determine if the road has a non-uniformity, such as a significant pothole or speed bump. If the road has the non-uniformity, then a driver of the automobile can be alerted so the driver can decide if evasive action should be taken and take such action if appropriate.


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