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Method and device for estimating hydroplaning-occuring vehicle speed and method and device for detecting possibility of occurence of hydroplaning

  • US 5,765,119 A
  • Filed: 12/27/1995
  • Issued: 06/09/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of estimating a hydroplaning-occurring speed of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

  • (1) detecting an amount of water on a wet road surface on which said vehicle is traveling; and

    (2) estimating a speed of said vehicle at and above which a hydroplaning phenomenon can occur, based on the detected amount of water.

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