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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Michael R. Kushnerik, The Colony, TX (US);
Assignees:
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); G01L 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); G01L 13/02 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2510/06 (2013.01); B60W 2510/08 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for determining whether a vehicle is located in an enclosed space based on the barometric pressure. Systems and methods may include taking pressure measurements and determining that a threshold pressure difference has been exceeded, which may suggest that the vehicle is in an enclosed space.