Protecting a vehicle from environmental events
US8849505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE05Y2800/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for locating a vehicle are disclosed, including detecting one or more environmental conditions, the one or more environmental conditions being indicative of an occurrence of an environmental event, determining a probability of the occurrence of the environmental event in response to detecting the one or more environmental conditions, and effecting a preventive action in response to the probability being above a threshold probability, the preventive action being configured to protect the vehicle from the environmental event.
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