Vehicle damage detector
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1. A vehicle damage detector comprising:
- a vehicle with a motor, a suspension, a wheel, a sensor configured to report a suspension displacement;
processor(s) configured to;
estimate existing suspension damage based on the reports,project marginal future suspension damage based on a route and the existing suspension damage,calculate a marginal decrease in vehicle value from taking the projected route.
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Abstract
A vehicle damage detector includes: a vehicle with a motor, a suspension, a wheel, a sensor configured to report a suspension displacement; processor(s) configured to: estimate existing suspension damage based on the reports, project marginal future suspension damage based on a route and the existing suspension damage, calculate a marginal decrease in vehicle value from taking the projected route.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle damage detector comprising:
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a vehicle with a motor, a suspension, a wheel, a sensor configured to report a suspension displacement; processor(s) configured to; estimate existing suspension damage based on the reports, project marginal future suspension damage based on a route and the existing suspension damage, calculate a marginal decrease in vehicle value from taking the projected route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of detecting damage to a vehicle having a motor, a suspension, a wheel, and a sensor configured to report a suspension displacement, comprising:
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with processor(s); estimating existing suspension damage based on the reports, projecting marginal future suspension damage based on a route and the existing suspension damage, calculating a marginal decrease in vehicle value from taking the projected route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A vehicle damage detector comprising:
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a vehicle with a motor, a suspension, a wheel, a sensor configured to report a suspension displacement; processor(s) configured to; estimate existing suspension damage based on the reports, project marginal future suspension damage based on a route and the existing suspension damage, calculate a marginal decrease in vehicle value from taking the projected route, vary the projected marginal future suspension damage based on the existing suspension damage.
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