Method for detecting a slope of a road
US11002539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2552/15
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for detecting a slope of a road on which a vehicle is traveling in at least one spatial direction. The vehicle has a body and a chassis with a plurality of wheels. An inclination of the vehicle body in the spatial direction is determined. For at least one wheel, a vertical distance to the vehicle body is detected. The distance so determined is used to calculate an inclination of the chassis in the spatial direction. The slope of the road in the spatial direction is determined from a difference between the inclination of the vehicle body in the spatial direction and the inclination of the chassis in the spatial direction.
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