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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US);
Eliza Rose Bifano, Avon, CT (US);
Matthew Penne, Pierce, NE (US);
Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a detection unit and a processor is disclosed. The detection unit may be configured to capture inputs associated with a road in proximity to the vehicle. The processor may be configured to detect a presence of a fluid on the road and a presence of an object in proximity to the fluid based on the inputs captured by the detection unit. The processor may further determine at least one of an object height or an object distance from the vehicle based on the inputs, and calculate a fluid depth on the road based on the object height and/or the object distance. The processor may further perform a predefined action responsive to determining that the fluid depth may be greater than a predefined depth threshold.