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Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Apollo Autonomous Driving Usa Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Baoping Yuan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Yaoming Shen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

APOLLO AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USA LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F16D 66/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 66/027 (2013.01); F16D 66/028 (2013.01);
Abstract

Sound signals are received by a plurality of microphones disposed on a top of an ADV. An analysis of the sound signals is performed based on a spectrum and a vibration intensity of the sound signals. A wheel which the sound signals come from and a thickness of a brake pad of the wheel is determine based on the analysis of the sound signals. A brake pad wear degree of the brake pad and how long the ADV can run with the brake pad within a safety range is determined. A warning message indicating warning information based on the brake pad wear degree is transmitted.


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