WADING VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM
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Abstract
A vehicle having a system for determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth. In response to determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle has or is about to enter water at a vehicle wading depth, the system is configured to implement one or more vehicle control strategies. The system comprises at least one remote sensor configured to remotely detect the presence of water about or ahead of the vehicle.
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Citations
43 Claims
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24. A system for determining that there is a possibility that a land vehicle is about to travel through water at a vehicle wading depth wherein an exhaust tailpipe of the vehicle is submerged in water, the system comprising:
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at least one remote sensor configured to remotely detect the presence of water about or ahead of the vehicle at a control threshold depth, wherein said control threshold depth is below said wading depth; and a controller configured to, in response to said determining, implement one or more vehicle control strategies in dependence on said detection of the presence of water at said control threshold depth. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for controlling a land vehicle having a combustion engine, the system comprising:
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at least one sensor located on each of two side mirrors arranged on opposite sides of a vehicle, said sensors configured to remotely and/or directly detect the presence of water substantially below and/or about the sensor at a control threshold depth, wherein said control threshold depth is a water depth below an exhaust tailpipe of the vehicle; and a controller configured to, in dependence on said detection of the presence of water at said control threshold depth, suspend a stop/start function of the vehicle so as to prevent automatic shut down of the combustion engine. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A method of determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle is about to travel through water at a vehicle wading depth, wherein an exhaust tailpipe of the vehicle is submerged in water, and controlling a vehicle in response thereto, the method comprising:
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(i) using at least one remote sensor configured to remotely detect the presence of water about or ahead of the vehicle at a control threshold depth wherein said control threshold depth is below the wading depth; and in response thereto; (ii) determining that there is a possibility that the vehicle is about to enter water at said vehicle wading depth; and (iii) implementing one or more vehicle control strategies. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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