Orientationally flexible bump sensor

A method for calibrating an orientationally flexible bump sensor, said method comprising:

• generating at least two axes of measurement from a bump sensor mounted to a vehicle;
• evaluating said at least two axes of measurement to determine which axis of said at least two axes of measurement has a highest magnitude vector;
• determining a gain value to cause said highest magnitude vector to be approximately 1 g;
• and
• assigning said gain value to said axis with said highest magnitude vector, such that said gain value is applied to every measurement generated by said axis with said highest magnitude vector, such that said orientationally flexible bump sensor provides accurate measurement results regardless of an orientation of said orientationally flexible bump sensor with respect to a ground plane.

An orientationally flexible bump sensor comprising:

• at least one bump sensor mounted to a vehicle, said at least one bump sensor comprising three axes of measurement;
• and
• a computer processor configured to:
• evaluate said three axes of measurement to determine which axis of said three axes of measurement has a highest magnitude vector;
• determine a gain value to cause said highest magnitude vector to be approximately 1 g;
• and
• assign said gain value to said axis with said highest magnitude vector, such that said gain value is applied to each measurement generated by said axis with said highest magnitude vector, such that said orientationally flexible bump sensor provides accurate measurement results regardless of an orientation of said orientationally flexible bump sensor with respect to a ground plane.