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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Thomas Daniel Mcmenamin, Jr., Oakmont, PA (US);
Raymond Leonard, Brentwood, PA (US);
Michael Brandl, Steingaden, DE;
Timothy Riggs, Latrobe, PA (US);
Sean William Shawgo, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dustin Ryan Yautz, Wexford, PA (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a test rover apparatus, a test system and a test method using the test rover apparatus. For example, the test rover apparatus is provided with a chassis that is configured to support an object representing a mobile actor, and a motor that is coupled to at least one wheel. At least one spring is coupled between the at least one wheel and the chassis to: bias the at least one wheel to extend out of the cavity to engage an underlying surface, and compress in response to a load being applied to the top of the chassis thereby retracting the at least one wheel into the cavity. A controller is configured to control the motor to drive the at least one wheel to propel the chassis along a predetermined route that is based on simulation data and corresponds to a maneuver of the mobile actor.