Wading vehicle water level display

US9302586B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9302586-B2
Application numberUS-201113994565-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 15, 2011
Priority dateDec 15, 2010
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A vehicle ( 100 ) comprising a wading information display ( 1020 ), a memory and a processor, the memory containing a program configured to run on the processor to calculate the maximum wading depth of the vehicle from the measured suspension travel, and to display the maximum wading depth on the display. The display may also show a dual wading depth, an advisory wading speed, and vehicle inclination.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle comprising a system for aiding driver control of the vehicle when the vehicle is wading, wherein the system comprises: a means for determining or estimating that the vehicle is wading; a display; and a processor, the processor being configured to calculate a maximum wading depth of the vehicle in dependence upon the detection of wading by said means for determining or estimating that the vehicle is wading and in dependence upon one or more det…

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What does patent US9302586B2 cover?
A vehicle ( 100 ) comprising a wading information display ( 1020 ), a memory and a processor, the memory containing a program configured to run on the processor to calculate the maximum wading depth of the vehicle from the measured suspension travel, and to display the maximum wading depth on the display. The display may also show a dual wading depth, an advisory wading speed, and vehicle incli…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tran Thuy-Yung, Hoare Edward, Jones Anthony, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60G17/019. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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