MUMBAI, India, July 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411096253 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group AG on December 06, 2024, for System And Method For Vehicle Submersion Detection And Rescue.
Inventors include Lijil Eyyakunnath; Nikhil Sebastian; and Puneet Bellubbi.
The application for the patent was published on July 24, 2026, under issue no. 30/2026.
Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a vehicle submersion detection and rescue system (100). The system (100) comprises a battery submersion detection unit (102), a vehicle submersion detection unit (104), a relay unit (106), and a primary emergency control unit (108). The primary emergency control unit (108) activates a primary emergency power source upon detecting submersion of the main battery (110), disconnects the main battery (110), and operates actuators (114) to facilitate safe exit of passengers. The system (100) further includes a secondary emergency control unit (112) with a secondary emergency power source to supply power to actuators (114). The system (100) components communicate over a dedicated private communication line (122) separate from the vehicle's main communication network (116). The system (100) works proactively upon detecting battery submersion, the system activates auxiliary power sources, ensuring uninterrupted power for vehicle submersion detection and safety actuators, thus maintaining system functionality in adverse conditions. FIG. 1
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