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US 2016/0102622 A1Published application
Detecting and negotiating a climbable obstacle in a vehicle
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDale Scott Crombez, David Crist Gabriel, Jonathan Andrew Butcher
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Abstract
Data is collected in a vehicle relating to a potential obstacle. Based at least in part on the collected data, an obstacle is identified. At least one characteristic of the obstacle is determined. At least one torque to be applied in a vehicle powertrain is determined based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the obstacle.
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A system comprising a computing device having a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor such that the computing device is programmed to:
- collect data in a vehicle relating to a potential obstacle;
- based at least in part on the collected data, identify an obstacle and determine at least one characteristic of the obstacle;
- and
- determine at least one torque to be applied in a vehicle powertrain based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the obstacle.
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A method, comprising:
- collecting data in a vehicle relating to a potential obstacle;
- based at least in part on the collected data, identifying an obstacle and determining at least one characteristic of the obstacle;
- and
- determining at least one torque to be applied in a vehicle powertrain based at least in part on the at least one characteristic of the obstacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.