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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brendan F. Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Anthony Maraldo, Southgate, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B62D 65/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0016 (2020.02); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18163 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2552/10 (2020.02); B60W 2554/802 (2020.02); B60W 2556/65 (2020.02); B60W 2720/10 (2013.01); B60W 2754/30 (2020.02); B62D 65/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data; and a controller programmed to: responsive to receiving the sensor data indicative of rocks being propelled off the ground, perform a vehicle operation to protect the vehicle from the propelled rocks.