Method for determining a mass property of a vehicle
AssigneeVolvo Truck Corporation
InventorsLeo Laine, Leon Henderson
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Abstract
A method for determining a mass property of a land-based vehicle for cargo transport. The method comprises registering one or more properties of a cargo unit entering the vehicle, wherein at least one of the properties is related to a mass of the cargo unit, estimating a location of the cargo unit in the vehicle, and determining at least one vehicle mass property of the vehicle based on the one or more registered properties and on the estimated location of the cargo unit.
Claims24
A computer implemented method of a heavy-duty vehicle, comprising:
- registering, with a sensor, one or more properties of a cargo unit entering the heavy-duty vehicle, wherein at least one of the properties is related to a mass of the cargo unit,
- estimating, with a computer, a location of the cargo unit in the vehicle,
- determining, with the computer, a mass property of the vehicle based on the one or more registered cargo unit properties and on the estimated location of the cargo unit, wherein the mass property of the vehicle comprises a center of mass lateral position;
- determining, with the computer, a vehicle dynamic property based on the determined vehicle mass property, wherein the vehicle dynamic property comprises a limiting speed for a vehicle when negotiating a curve;
- providing the vehicle dynamic property to a vehicle control system;
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- controlling the vehicle as it is moving via the vehicle control system based on the vehicle dynamic property.
A control unit for determining a mass property of a heavy-duty vehicle, wherein the control unit is arranged to receive data related to a cargo unit entering the vehicle, wherein the data comprises at least one property related to a mass of the cargo unit, and to receive an estimated location of the cargo unit in the vehicle, and also to determine the mass property of the cargo transport vehicle based on the one or more properties of the cargo unit and on the estimated location of the cargo unit in the vehicle wherein the mass property of the vehicle comprises a center of mass lateral position, determine a vehicle dynamic property based on the determined vehicle mass property, and provide the vehicle dynamic property to a vehicle control system for controlling the vehicle as it is moving via the vehicle control system based on the vehicle dynamic property, wherein the vehicle dynamic property a limiting speed for a vehicle when negotiating a curve, and controlling the vehicle as it is moving via the vehicle control system based on the vehicle dynamic property.
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