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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Glenn Richard Reed, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 22/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/56 (2006.01); B60T 8/48 (2006.01); B60T 17/18 (2006.01); B60T 1/14 (2006.01); B60B 39/02 (2006.01); B60B 39/04 (2006.01); B60T 1/04 (2006.01); B60B 39/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/56 (2013.01); B60B 39/02 (2013.01); B60B 39/04 (2013.01); B60B 39/12 (2013.01); B60T 1/04 (2013.01); B60T 1/14 (2013.01); B60T 8/4809 (2013.01); B60T 17/18 (2013.01); B60T 8/3205 (2013.01); B60T 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is disclosed for providing increased friction between the wheels of a vehicle and the ground. An example vehicle includes an anti-lock brake system, inertial sensor, and wheels. The vehicle also includes a computing system configured to deploy aggregate to an area proximate the wheels, responsive to determining that a vehicle traction value is below a first threshold. The computing system is also configured to, after deploying the aggregate, deploy a friction mat to an area proximate the wheels, responsive to determining that the vehicle traction value remains below a second threshold.