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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Culek, Birmingham, MI (US);
Jose Velazquez Alcantar, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/068 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/068 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2720/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and a system for estimating a coefficient of friction of a surface being traveled upon by a vehicle is disclosed. The methods and systems may be active when wheel slip is not present and while wheel slip is present. The coefficient of friction for the surface being traveled upon may be estimated as a function of time since a most recent wheel slip event.