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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Fox-Rabinovitz, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Walter Grigg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
TORC ROBOTICS, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/02 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/0205 (2013.01); B60W 50/0225 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G01M 3/04 (2013.01); B60W 2554/4029 (2020.02);
Abstract
Fluid release detection is provided. A vehicle can determine, via a first sensor, a flow rate of a first fluid, such as a headspace gas, between an environment and a reservoir of the vehicle. The vehicle can receive a fluid consumption rate for a second fluid, such as a hydrocarbon fuel associated with the reservoir. The vehicle can detect, based on the flow rate and the fluid consumption rate, a fluid release of the reservoir. The vehicle can execute an action responsive to the detection of the fluid release.