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AssigneeZF Friedrichshafen AG
InventorsRachid Mansour, Thomas Ascher, Freddy Josef Frombach, Maik Würthner, Robert Gronner
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Disclosed is a method for determining a position of a motor vehicle by means of a location device of the motor vehicle. First, a first position (x1) related to an installation point of the location device in the motor vehicle is determined. In order to determine a position suitable for controlling the motor vehicle, with reference to the said first position (x1) a second position (x2) related to a center of gravity of the vehicle is determined, in that the first position (x1) is offset by a distance (a) between the said installation point of the location device and the center of gravity of the vehicle.
A method for determining a position of a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
A transmission control unit configured to operate with a location device in a motor vehicle, the transmission control unit configured to determine a first position relative to an installation point of the location device in the motor vehicle and to determine a second position with reference to the first position and to a center of gravity of the vehicle, and initiate a gearshift based at least in part on a position of the motor vehicle, wherein the transmission control unit offsets the first position by a distance between the installation point of the location device and the center of gravity of the vehicle, the position of the motor vehicle being related to the first position and the second position.
A computer program product for a transmission control unit configured to carry out a method comprising determining, by a location device in a motor vehicle, a first position related to an installation point of the location device in the motor vehicle, determining a second position related to a vehicle center of gravity based on the first position, wherein the first position is offset by a distance between the installation point of the location device and the vehicle center of gravity, and initiate a gearshift based at least in part on a position of the motor vehicle, the position of the vehicle being related to the first position and the second position, wherein a routine for determining a position of the motor vehicle is implemented by corresponding control commands stored in software.
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