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OwnerJost Brachert, Jost Brachert +4inventors
InventorsJost Brachert, Jost Brachert, Ulrich Hessmert, Norbert Polzin, Thomas Sauter, Helmut Wandel
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A system for assessing the load state of a motor vehicle having at least one wheel (12) includes at least one sensor device (10), which records a quantity proportional to the vehicle weight and emits a signal (Si, Sa) representing the quantity, and an assessment system (14), which processes the signal (Si, Sa) representing the recorded quantity, and assesses a load state of the vehicle according to the result of the processing. According to the present invention, the sensor device (10) is a wheel-force sensor device (10) assigned to the at least one wheel (12) which records, as a value proportional to the vehicle weight, the center of tire force of the respective wheel (12) acting essentially between the road surface and the center of tire surface. The present invention also relates to a corresponding method.
A system for assessing the load state of a motor vehicle having at least one wheel (12), comprising:
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein it includes a memory device (15) for storing the at least one ascertained center of tire force and/or the at least one recorded wheel speed and/or a recorded steering wheel angle and/or a steering angle and/or the times of recording appertaining to the recorded values.
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the assessment system (14) may ascertain a change a change over time of the at least one center of tire force and a change over time of a turn-in speed, and assess the load state according to the ascertainment results.
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the assessment system (14) determines the height of the vehicle's center of gravity above the road surface, and assesses the load state according to the results of the determination.
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the command signal has the effect of limiting the transverse acceleration and/or the cornering speed to a corresponding maximum value.
The system as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the assessment system (14) and/or the actuator (16) is/are assigned to equipment for controlling and/or regulating the driving behavior of a motor vehicle, such as an anti-lock system, an ASR system or an ESP system.
A system for controlling and/or regulating the driving behavior of a motor vehicle having at least one tire and/or one wheel (12), a force sensor (20, 22) being mounted in the tire and/or on the wheel (12), particularly on the wheel bearing, and the cornering speed and/or the transverse acceleration of the vehicle being limited as a function of the output signals of the force sensors (20, 22).
A system for assessing the load state of a motor vehicle having at least one wheel (12), which includes the following steps:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.