Methods and apparatus to facilitate setup of a load-distributing trailer hitch
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKeith Weston, Michael Alan McNees
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to facilitate setup of a load-distributing trailer hitch are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one processor circuit to obtain sensor data from one or more sensors of a vehicle, the sensor data representative of distances to ground at respective locations of the vehicle, determine a pitch of the vehicle based on the sensor data, determine, based on the pitch, a load restoration metric associated with the vehicle, generate setup information based on a comparison of the load restoration metric to a target load restoration metric of the vehicle, and output the setup information via a user interface.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- interface circuitry;
- machine-readable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor circuit to be programmed by the machine-readable instructions to:
- obtain sensor data from one or more sensors of a vehicle, the sensor data representative of distances to ground at respective locations of the vehicle;
- determine a pitch of the vehicle based on the sensor data;
- determine, based on the pitch, a load restoration metric associated with the vehicle;
- generate setup information based on a comparison of the load restoration metric to a target load restoration metric of the vehicle;
- and
- output the setup information via a user interface.
At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions to cause at least one processor circuit to at least:
- obtain sensor data from one or more sensors of a vehicle, the sensor data representative of distances to ground at respective locations of the vehicle;
- determine a pitch of the vehicle based on the sensor data;
- determine, based on the pitch, a load restoration metric associated with the vehicle;
- generate setup information based on a comparison of the load restoration metric to a target load restoration metric of the vehicle;
- and
- output the setup information via a user interface.
A method comprising:
- obtaining sensor data from one or more sensors of a vehicle, the sensor data representative of distances to ground at respective locations of the vehicle;
- determining a pitch of the vehicle based on the sensor data;
- determining, based on the pitch, a load restoration metric associated with the vehicle;
- generating setup information based on a comparison of the load restoration metric to a target load restoration metric of the vehicle;
- and
- outputting the setup information via a user interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.