MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A DEVICE FOR DETECTING WATER SPLASHES AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE THICKNESS OF A LAYER OF WATER ON THE ROAD IMPLEMENTED BY THE VEHICLE

摘要

The invention relates to an automobile vehicle (10) equipped with a device for detecting splashes of water which covers a road (12) thrown by at least one wheel (14), characterized in that a partition (20, 28 ) is fastened behind the wheel (14), at least a portion (30) resiliently bending said "portion (30) vibrating" of the partition (20, 28) being intended to be struck by splashing to be vibrating around a rest position, and in that an accelerometric sensor (32) is arranged behind the partition (28) to measure the accelerations of the vibrating portion (30) during its vibration around its position of rest. The invention also relates to a method for estimating the thickness of the water layer on the road (12) implementing the vehicle (10) according to the invention.