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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Steven Schondorf, Dearborn, MI (US);
David James Tippy, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Bennie, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for detecting a water depth level using capacitive sensors. The systems and methods disclosed herein receive a first capacitive signal from a first capacitive sensor in a wheel well of a vehicle. The systems and methods may determine that the first capacitive signal is not below a threshold value. The systems and methods display an image in a cab of the vehicle, wherein the image corresponds to a water depth level associated with the first capacitive signal. The systems and methods receive a second capacitive signal from a second capacitive sensor corresponding to a rising water level. The systems and methods display a warning message, on a display, indicating the rising water level.