Methods and apparatus to calibrate a suspension sensor
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, Francis Aroyehun, David Michael Russell, Andrew Niedert
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Abstract
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to determine the load of a vehicle via calibrate a suspension sensor are disclosed herein. An example vehicle described herein includes a force transducer, an actuator coupled to the force transducer, memory including instructions and a processor to execute the instructions to engage the actuator to a bottom surface of a vehicle, apply a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator, determine a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle, and calibrate a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a force transducer;
- an actuator operatively coupled to the force transducer;
- memory including instructions;
- and
- a processor to execute the instructions to:
- engage the actuator to a bottom surface of a sprung mass of a vehicle;
- apply a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator;
- determine a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle;
- and
- calibrate a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
A method comprising:
- engaging an actuator of a calibration system to a bottom surface of a sprung mass of a vehicle;
- applying a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator;
- determining a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle;
- and
- calibrating a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed, cause a processor to:
- engage an actuator of a calibration system to a bottom surface of a sprung mass of a vehicle;
- apply a first force to the bottom surface via the actuator;
- determine a first displacement of a first suspension component of the vehicle;
- and
- calibrate a first sensor of the vehicle based on the first force and the first displacement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.