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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cornelius Macfarland, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel K. Tuttle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kirk White, Ferndale, MI (US);
Donald A. Perlick, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01); B60K 35/26 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/25 (2024.01); B60K 35/26 (2024.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are presented for generating visual and audible aids for a human that is driving a vehicle. In one example, a visual indication is provided during conditions when a wheel speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed. In another example, an audible indication is provided during conditions when a vehicle speed exceeds a vehicle reference speed by more than a threshold speed.