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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Terry Lobsinger, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Ryan Edwin Hanson, Livonia, MI (US);
John Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes systems and methods for a ground-penetrating tailgate sensor system. An example method may include transmitting, using an ultra-wideband transceiver disposed of in a tailgate of a vehicle, a signal towards an underground location below the tailgate. The example method may also include receiving, based on the tailgate being in a closed position and using the ultra-wideband transceiver, a return signal from an object located above the vehicle.