Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight

US11560031B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Andrew Niedert · Farmington Hills, US
• Peter Simeon Lazarevski · Dearborn, US
• Rinku Patel · Kalamazoo, US
• Anton Rogness · Dearborn, US
• Elliott Pearson · Shelby Charter Township, US
• Joshua Rajasingh · Ypsilanti, US
• Salvador Padilla · Canton, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2019
• Grant date: Jan 24, 2023
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60G2800/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to control a motor operatively coupled to a suspension system to raise or lower a vehicle. The vehicle controller is to also determine a first parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is unloaded. The vehicle controller is to also determine a second parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is at least partially loaded. The vehicle controller is to also calculate a weight of the vehicle based on the first and second parameters of the motor.