Post-impact control system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAed M. Dudar, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
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Abstract
A control system in a vehicle includes a sensor and a control module. The sensor is programmed to detect an impact to the vehicle while the vehicle is in a key-off state and output an impact signal in response to detecting the impact. The control module is programmed to activate in response to the impact signal, receive a condition signal identifying a vehicle condition, and prevent at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the condition signal.
Claims17
A system in a vehicle comprising:
- a sensor programmed to detect an impact to the vehicle while the vehicle is in a key-off state and output an impact signal in response to detecting the impact;
- a transmitter;
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- a control module in communication with the transmitter and programmed to activate in response to the impact signal, receive a condition signal representing an extent of damage to the vehicle from a remote server, prevent at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the condition signal, query a database for an owner of the vehicle and a second remote server associated with the owner of the vehicle, and command the transmitter to transmit a message to the second remote server representing an extent of damage to the vehicle.
A control module comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor is programmed to:
- while in a powered-down state, receive a wake-up signal indicating an impact to a vehicle;
- receive a condition signal representing an extent of damage to the vehicle from a remote server;
- prevent at least one vehicle operation based at least in part on the condition signal;
- query a database for an owner of the vehicle and a second remote server associated with the owner of the vehicle;
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- command a transmitter to transmit a message to the second remote server representing an extent of damage to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.