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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021

Filed:

May. 31, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Bang Kim Cao, Northville, MI (US);

Michael Edward Brewer, Dexter, MI (US);

Brandon Cameron, Canton, MI (US);

William Gregory Suter, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

David John Messih, Troy, MI (US);

Christopher Wernette, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); B60K 28/16 (2006.01); B60T 8/175 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/16 (2013.01); B60T 8/175 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/087 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 30/18027 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01); B60W 2530/20 (2013.01); B60W 2552/05 (2020.02); B60W 2552/40 (2020.02);
Abstract

Terrain assist apparatus and related methods for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to determine, based on vehicle sensor data, a condition of a vehicle associated with driving on sand. The vehicle controller is also to generate, via an output device, information instructing a vehicle occupant to configure a driving mode of the vehicle that is associated with controlling vehicle speed. The vehicle controller is also to control a parameter of the vehicle based on a setting of the driving mode to resolve the condition.


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