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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Charles K Evans, Willis, MI (US);
John C. Cerone, Belleville, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system for a brake assembly of a vehicle may include a temperature sensor disposed proximate to the brake assembly to measure an actual temperature of the brake assembly, a controller operably coupled to the temperature sensor and comprising a thermal model, the controller being configured to determine a predicted temperature of the brake assembly using the thermal model, and a user interface operably coupled to the controller to provide a notification to an operator of the vehicle. The controller may compare the actual temperature to the predicted temperature and may automatically generate the notification responsive to the actual temperature exceeding the predicted temperature by a threshold amount.