Recursive vehicle mass estimation system
US6438510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60T2250/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for recursively estimating vehicle mass and/or aerodynamic coefficient of a moving vehicle. The vehicle speed and push force data are collected and a segment of qualified data is then selected from the collected data. Newton's second law is integrated to express vehicle mass and/or aerodynamic coefficient in terms of vehicle push force and vehicle speed. This expression is then used in a recursive analysis of the qualified data segment to determine an estimated vehicle mass and/or aerodynamic coefficient.
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