Method and apparatus for adaptive compensation of object inclination

A sensing system, comprising:

• a position sensor configured to generate sensor data indicating a position of an object on a supporting surface, the object having a first component and a second component, wherein the first component is moveable relative to the second component;
• and
• an inclination angle calculation module configured to:
• receive the sensor data;
• calculate an impact of stationary gravitational acceleration on the object based on the sensor data, the impact of the stationary gravitational acceleration including a state in which the object is placed on the supporting surface that is a flat surface and a state in which the object is placed on the supporting surface that is a sloped surface, wherein a direction of gravity is perpendicular to the flat surface, and the direction of gravity is inclined to the sloped surface;
• calculate a long-term inclination of the object using the impact of the stationary gravitational acceleration to generate a first result, wherein the long-term inclination indicates a stationary position of the object with respect to the supporting surface for a predetermined threshold amount of time;
• calculate a short-term inclination of the object using the impact of the stationary gravitational acceleration to generate a second result, wherein the short-term inclination corresponds to a period shorter than the predetermined threshold amount of time;
• and
• calculate an inclination angle of the first component relative to the second component based on the first and second results,
• wherein the sensing system is configured to generate an alarm to a user based on the first and second results and the inclination angle, and the alarm indicates a state in which the object is overturned or in which the inclination angle is over zero degrees.