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US 12,130,169 B2Granted
System and method for determining axle load
AssigneeDana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC
InventorsMark A. Davis, Anthony N. Passero, Stoyan I. Stoychev
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Abstract
Systems for estimating an axle load of a vehicle wherein axle load is estimated in response to an angle between two components of an axle. The angle may change as weight is added to or removed from the axle such that axle load may be determined as a function of the angle.
Claims16
A system for estimating axle load of a vehicle, comprising:
- an axle system including axle components, wherein the axle components include an axle, a first knuckle, a second knuckle, a first kingpin, a second kingpin, and a tie rod;
- an angle sensor positioned proximate to one of the axle components;
- and
- a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that cause the controller to:
- estimate the axle load of the vehicle in response to one or more angles between two or more of the axle components, and
- adjust operation of a system of the vehicle in response to the estimated axle load of the vehicle,
- wherein the axle system is free to expand and contract without the angle sensor separating from the axle system.
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A system for estimating axle load of a vehicle, comprising:
- an axle system including axle components that form a trapezoid-shape structure;
- an angle sensor positioned proximate to one of the axle components, wherein the axle system is free to expand and contract without the angle sensor separating from the axle system;
- and
- a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that cause the controller to:
- estimate the axle load of the vehicle in response to one or more angles between two or more of the axle components, and
- adjust operation of a system of the vehicle in response to the estimated axle load of the vehicle.
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A system for estimating axle load of a vehicle, comprising:
- an axle system including axle components;
- an angle sensor positioned proximate to one of the axle components, wherein the axle system is free to expand and contract without the angle sensor separating from the axle system;
- and
- a controller including executable instructions stored in non-transitory memory that cause the controller to:
- estimate the axle load of the vehicle in response to one or more angles between two or more of the axle components, and
- adjust operation of a system of the vehicle in response to the estimated axle load of the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.