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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:
Oct. 01, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2020
Applicants:

Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Steering Solutions Ip Holding Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Clinton L. Schumann, Holly, MI (US);

Scott T. Sanford, Swartz Creek, MI (US);

Geoff Bauer, Oxford, MI (US);

Joseph A. LaBarbera, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/068 (2012.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/46 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/068 (2013.01); B60W 10/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 60/0015 (2020.02); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/106 (2019.05); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); H04W 4/46 (2018.02);
Abstract

A number of illustrative variations may include the steps of providing a first vehicle including at least one sensor, a controller configured to process sensor data, and a vehicle communication system; providing a driving surface having an actual coefficient of friction; determining at least one estimated driving surface coefficient of friction; communicating the at least one estimated driving surface coefficient from the first vehicle to the vehicle communication system; and communicating the at least one estimated driving surface coefficient from the vehicle communication system to at least one other vehicle directly or indirectly.


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