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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Nigel Clarke, Whitley, GB;
Edward Hoare, Whitley, GB;
Thuy-yung Tran, Whitley, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01); B60W 10/119 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/184 (2012.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); B60G 17/0195 (2006.01); G01S 15/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); B60G 17/0195 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/119 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01); B60W 30/184 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); G01F 23/296 (2013.01); G01S 15/00 (2013.01); G07C 5/00 (2013.01); G08B 21/00 (2013.01); B60G 2400/82 (2013.01); B60G 2400/843 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01); B60G 2800/914 (2013.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2422/95 (2013.01); G01F 23/2962 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle having a system for determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth. In response to determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth, the system is configured to implement one or more vehicle control strategies. The system comprises at least one remote sensor configured to remotely detect the presence of water about or ahead of the vehicle.