Back to results
US 12,767,177 B2Granted
System and method for managing a tire fire
AssigneeTORC Robotics, Inc.
InventorsFridtjof Stein, Florian Kuehnle, Frank Hannemann
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneeTORC Robotics, Inc.
InventorsFridtjof Stein, Florian Kuehnle, Frank Hannemann
Estimating the term…
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an autonomously driving vehicle, in particular a commercial vehicle, in which the wheels of the vehicle are monitored. Upon detection of a safety-critical condition of the wheels, the driving behavior of the vehicle is automatically adjusted. In a method in which the vehicle is secured in the event of a tire fire, a fire alarm is sent to an emergency call center external to the vehicle upon identification of a burning tire, and the vehicle changes from the current lane to a shoulder on which the speed is reduced to wear off the burning tire. After the burning tire has been removed from the vehicle, the vehicle is brought to a stop at a safe distance from the burning tire.
A method for controlling an autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle including a number of tires rotatably mounted thereto, the method comprising:
A device for controlling an autonomous vehicle comprising a number of tires and at least one sensor configured to determine a tire condition, wherein the at least one sensor is connected to a control unit for automatically adjusting a driving behavior of the vehicle upon detection of a safety-critical condition of at least one of the number of tires,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.