# US 2022/0036671 A1 · Rollover alarming system, rollover risk prediction method, and rollover alarming method

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- Number: US 2022/0036671 A1
- Document ID: US20220036671A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/278,768
- Filed: 2020-06-02
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2019-09-24
- Assignees: Jiangsu Xcmg Construction Machinery Research Institute Ltd.
- Applicants: Jiangsu Xcmg Construction Machinery Research Institute Ltd.
- Inventors: Chunlei LIU; Yanbo GENG; Li WANG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220036671A1

## CPC

- B60W 30/04: related to roll-over prevention
- G07C 5/0833: {using audio means}
- B60W 40/112: Roll movement
- B60W 50/14: Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
- G01B 7/18: {using change in resistance}
- G07C 5/0825: {using optical means}
- G07C 5/085: {using electronic data carriers}
- G08B 7/06: using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources}
- B60W 2030/043: {about the roll axis}
- B60W 2050/143: {Alarm means}
- B60W 2050/146: {Display means}
- B60W 2300/152: Tractors
- B60W 2300/17: Construction vehicles, e.g. graders, excavators
- B60W 2420/22: Strain gauge
- B60W 2422/00: Indexing codes relating to the special location or mounting of sensors
- B60W 2520/18: Roll
- B60W: CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TO THE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G08B: SIGNALLING SYSTEMS, e.g. PERSONAL CALLING SYSTEMS; ORDER TELEGRAPHS; ALARM SYSTEMS

## Abstract

A rollover alarming system, a rollover risk prediction method, and a rollover alarming method. An axle housing strain measurement unit measures strain values on both sides of an axle housing of a vehicle body. A roll angle measurement unit measures a roll angle of the vehicle body. A collection control unit is configured to collect the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body and the roll angle of the vehicle body, calculate a strain difference between the strain values according to the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body, and output a corresponding alarm control signal according to the strain difference between both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body and the roll angle of the vehicle body. An alarm unit is configured to output a corresponding alarm signal according to the received alarm control signal.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rollover alarming system, comprising:
an axle housing strain measurement unit, configured to measure strain values on both sides of an axle housing of a vehicle body;
a roll angle measurement unit, configured to measure a roll angle of the vehicle body;
a collection control unit, configured to
collect the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body and the roll angle of the vehicle body,
calculate a strain difference between the strain values according to the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body, and
output a corresponding alarm control signal according to the strain difference between both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body and the roll angle of the vehicle body; and
an alarm unit, configured to output a corresponding alarm signal according to the received alarm control signal.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rollover alarming system according to claim 1, wherein the axle housing strain measurement unit comprises a first strain gauge fixed to a left side of a front axle housing of the vehicle body, a second strain gauge fixed to a right side of the front axle housing of the vehicle body, a third strain gauge fixed to a left side of a rear axle housing of the vehicle body, and a fourth strain gauge fixed to a right side of the rear axle housing of the vehicle body, and the vehicle body comprises the front axle housing and the rear axle housing.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rollover alarming system according to claim 1, wherein the roll angle measurement unit comprises a roll angle sensor of the vehicle body fixed on the main structure of the vehicle body.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The rollover alarming system of claim 3, wherein the main structure of the vehicle body comprises a rear axle housing of the vehicle body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rollover alarming system according to claim 1, wherein the collection control unit comprises:
a data collector, configured to collect the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body and the roll angle of the vehicle body; and
a controller, configured to calculate a strain difference between the strain values according to the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body, and output a corresponding alarm control signal according to the strain difference between the strain values and the roll angle of the vehicle body.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rollover alarming system according to claim 1, wherein the alarm unit comprises a buzzer and an alarm light.

### Claim 7

A rollover risk prediction method, comprising:
collecting strain values on both sides of an axle housing of a vehicle body and a roll angle of the vehicle body;
calculating a strain difference between the strain values according to the strain values on both sides of the axle housing of the vehicle body; and
comparing the strain difference between the strain values and the roll angle of the vehicle body with corresponding thresholds respectively, and outputting a corresponding rollover risk prediction result according to a comparison result.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The rollover risk prediction method according to claim 7, wherein the outputting a corresponding rollover risk prediction result according to a comparison result comprises:
if |ε2−ε1|<Δ1 and |ε4−ε3|<Δ1 and α<δ1, there is no rollover risk;
if |ε2−ε1|≥Δ1 or |ε4−ε3|≥Δ1 or α≥δ1, there is a low rollover risk;
if |ε2−ε1|≥Δ2 or |ε4−ε3|≥Δ2 or α≥δ2 or |ε2−ε1|≥Δ1 or |ε4−ε3|≥Δ1 and α≥δ1, there is a high rollover risk,
in the formulas: Δ1 is 10% to 20% of an average strain on the axle housing, that is, 10% to 20% of (ε1+ε2+ε3+ε4)/4; Δ2 is 20% to 30% of the average strain on the axle housing, that is, 20% to 30% of (ε1+ε2+ε3+ε4)/4, δ1 is 10% to 20% of an included angle between a horizontal plane and a line connecting a vehicle body mass center and a vehicle wheel, and δ2 is 20% to 40% of the included angle between the horizontal plane and the line connecting the vehicle body mass center and the vehicle wheel, α is the roll angle of the vehicle body, ε1 is a strain value on a left side of a front axle housing, ε2 is a strain value on a right side of the front axle housing, ε3 is a strain value on a left side of a rear axle housing, and ε4 is a strain value on a right side of the rear axle housing.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The rollover risk prediction method according to claim 7, wherein the outputting a corresponding rollover risk prediction result according to a comparison result comprises:
outputting a vehicle rollover risk prediction result that there is no rollover risk in the case where |ε2−ε1|<Δ1 and |ε4−ε3|<Δ1 and α<δ1;
outputting a vehicle rollover risk prediction result that there is a high rollover risk in the case where at least one of |ε2−ε1|≥Δ2 or |ε4−ε3|≥Δ2 or α≥δ2 is satisfied, or in the case where at least one of |ε2−ε1|≥Δ1 or |ε4−ε3|≥Δ1 is satisfied, and α≥δ1 is satisfied; and
outputting a rollover risk prediction result that there is a low rollover risk in other cases,
wherein ε1 is a strain value on a left side of a front axle housing of the vehicle body, ε2 is a strain value on a right side of the front axle housing of the vehicle body, ε3 is a strain value on a left side of a rear axle housing of the vehicle body, ε4 is a strain value on a right side of the rear axle housing of the vehicle body, Δ1=(ε1+ε2+ε3+ε4)×k1/4, k1 has a value range of [0.1, 0.2], Δ2=(ε1+ε2+ε3+ε4)×k2/4, k2 has a value range of [0.2, 0.3], δ1=θ×k3, θ is an included angle between a horizontal plane and a plane determined by a vehicle body mass center and a vehicle wheel, k3 has a value range of [0.1, 0.2], δ2=θ×k4, k4 has a value range of [0.2, 0.4], and α is the roll angle of the vehicle body.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

A rollover alarming method, comprising:
predicting a rollover risk using the rollover risk prediction method according to claim 7;
not activating a warning unit if there is a rollover risk prediction result of no rollover risk;
warning, by the warning unit, at a long interval and flashing a yellow warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a low rollover risk, wherein the long interval is no less than 10 seconds; and
warning, by the warning unit, at a short interval and flashing a red warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a high rollover risk, wherein the short interval is no more than 5 seconds.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

A rollover alarming method, comprising:
predicting a rollover risk using the rollover risk prediction method according to claim 8;
not activating a warning unit if there is a rollover risk prediction result of no rollover risk;
warning, by the warning unit, at a long interval and flashing a yellow warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a low rollover risk, wherein the long interval is no less than 10 seconds; and
warning, by the warning unit, at a short interval and flashing a red warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a high rollover risk, wherein the short interval is no more than 5 seconds.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

A rollover alarming method, comprising:
predicting a rollover risk using the rollover risk prediction method according to claim 9;
not activating a warning unit if there is a rollover risk prediction result of no rollover risk;
warning, by the warning unit, at a long interval and flashing a yellow warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a low rollover risk, wherein the long interval is no less than 10 seconds; and
warning, by the warning unit, at a short interval and flashing a red warning light if there is a rollover risk prediction result of a high rollover risk, wherein the short interval is no more than 5 seconds.