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Method for operating a vehicle

US8396627B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8References

20Claims

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Assignee

CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH · DE

Inventors

Andreas Jung · Regensburg, DE
Rainer Marstaller · Ingolstadt, DE
Andreas Mayer · Linz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2007
Grant date	Mar 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60G2800/70
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a method for operating a vehicle with wheel suspensions which each have a characteristic curve, the characteristic curve generates a relation between the weight of the vehicle, applied to each wheel suspension, and the respective height of the vehicle at the wheel suspension point. At least two height sensors detect the height at the wheel suspensions, a reference height is associated with the height sensors and represents a pre-defined loading state of the vehicle. The method provides: detecting the height, determining the forces applied to the vehicle, determining the acceleration of the vehicle on the basis of the forces applied to the vehicle, determining an estimated value for the mass of the vehicle from the forces and the acceleration of the vehicle, and determining values representing the reference heights from at least the estimated value for the mass of the vehicle, the characteristic curves of the wheel suspensions, and the detected heights.

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