Determining vehicle load center of mass
US11125640B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/02
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Various examples are directed to systems and methods for operating a vehicle comprising a tractor and a trailer attached for pulling behind the tractor. A center-of-mass system may determine a mass of the trailer and a tractor understeer. The center-of-mass system may determine the tractor understeer using steering input data describing a steering angle of the tractor and yaw data describing a yaw of the tractor. The center-of-mass system may determine a load center of mass using the tractor understeer and a mass of the trailer. The center-of-mass system may further determine that the load center of mass transgresses a center-of-mass threshold and send an alert message indicating that the load transgresses the load center-of-mass threshold.
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