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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Salmon, Rochester, MI (US);
Alex James, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);
Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F16D 65/00 (2006.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 65/0037 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); B60T 17/221 (2013.01); B60T 8/246 (2013.01); B60T 2201/124 (2013.01); B60T 2201/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to perform brake sweeping procedures on vehicle brakes are described herein. An example apparatus includes a controller to determine when a vehicle has made a turn, compare an angle at which the vehicle has turned to an angle threshold, and schedule a brake sweeping procedure based on the comparison.