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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cynthia M. Neubecker, Westland, MI (US);
Perry Robinson MacNeille, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Omar Makke, Lyon Township, MI (US);
Dehua Cui, Northville, MI (US);
David Allen Kowalski, Toledo, OH (US);
Allen R. Murray, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Oliver Lei, Windsor, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle may include a conductive housing surrounding an antenna and defining an aperture having a size at least equal to a wavelength of signals radiated by the antenna. A controller may be configured to orient the conductive housing to direct the aperture at a direction of travel to guide electromagnetic radiation from the antenna. The controller may orient the conductive housing in response to receiving a cooperative adaptive cruise control signal from an established platoon of vehicles.