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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Albert Ekladyous, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Arun Kumar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Diane Marie LaHaie, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kelley Maria Adams-Campos, Ferndale, MI (US);
Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hardyal Singh, Canton, MI (US);
Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Macomb, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A camouflaged vehicle includes a vehicle having lighting equipment and a plurality of windows, a camouflage positioned over an exterior of the vehicle and allowing visibility through at least a portion of the plurality of windows, and additional lighting equipment supported by said vehicle outside of said camouflage. At least a portion of the lighting equipment may be visible through the camouflage. A control module for controlling the lighting equipment is provided and the additional lighting equipment is controlled by the control module in parallel with the lighting equipment, and sensors, positioned between the control module and the lighting equipment, sense the application of power and generate additional control signals to operate the additional lighting equipment. The additional lighting equipment may include a minimum number of lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment required to satisfy the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108.