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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Timilehin Ogunbekun, Livonia, MI (US);
Ryan O'Gorman, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Kenneth Patrick McHugh, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine brake pad wear are disclosed herein. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a brake, memory, and a processor to execute instructions to detect the vehicle is in operation on a road, determine a deceleration capability of the brake in response to a first brake check event, compare the deceleration capability of the vehicle to a first threshold, and in response to determining the deceleration capability of the vehicle does not satisfy the first threshold, cause the vehicle to navigate to an exit of the road prior to a portion of the road with a grade higher than a threshold grade.