Wading vehicle control system

摘要

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.

主权项

1. 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:
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 said exhaust tailpipe is not submerged in water at said control threshold 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.