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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2021
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Darren Palmer, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Peter Phung, Windsor, CA;
Katherine Howard-Cone, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided that includes a sensor arrangement configured to sense one or more regions proximate to an exterior of the vehicle, and a controller configured to process signals generated by the sensor arrangement and to detect and generate a geometric profile of a trailer in the one or more regions proximate to the exterior of the vehicle, the controller further determining an air resistance of the trailer based on the geometric profile and calculating an expected driving range of the vehicle based on the detected air resistance.