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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1995
David K Trumpy, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Marvin P Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
In a vehicular warning system for sensing the approach of severe weather, a pressure sensor generates a first signal representative of the barometric pressure. A computer, coupled to the pressure sensor through the electrical system of the vehicle, generates a second signal responsive to the first signal changing in a time series pattern correlated with a known time series pattern representative of a severe weather system. The computer is coupled through the electrical system of the vehicle to the horn and/or lights for generating warning signals responsive to receiving the second signal, but only when the vehicle is not in the operating mode.