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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 29, 2014
Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;

Inventors:

Thomas Popham, Chapelfields, GB;

Sebastian Paszkowicz, Coventry, GB;

Jonathan Woodley, Warwick, GB;

Zhou Xu, Leamington Spa, GB;

Ian Barlow, Oxfordshire, GB;

Assignee:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60W 50/14 (2012.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 2350/1076 (2013.01); B60K 2350/352 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/16 (2013.01); B60W 2520/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of controlling an HMI-apparatus for providing information to a driver of a vehicle for aiding driver control of a vehicle when the vehicle is wading in a body of water. The method includes determining a measured depth of water about the actual vehicle and determining a display depth, dependent upon the measured depth of water. The method also includes measuring a lateral and/or longitudinal gradient of the actual vehicle and selecting a display vehicle position from a limited number of available options of display vehicle positions based upon the measured lateral and/or longitudinal gradient of the actual vehicle. In this way the HMI-apparatus can output a simplified picture of the actual vehicle scenario which may be easier for the driver to assimilate.


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