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US 2026/0219096 A1Published application
Accelerometer locations in a vehicle for weight estimation and associated methods
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsJared Shroyer, Shane Edward Foley, Nicholas Clayton Mangus, Matthew Scott Malenfant, Elliott George Pearson
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Abstract
Accelerometer locations in a vehicle for weight estimation and associated methods are disclosed. An example vehicle includes a suspension system including a radius arm, a stabilizer bar, an I-beam, a knuckle, or a monobeam axle, and an accelerometer coupled to the radius arm, the stabilizer bar, the I-beam, the knuckle, or the monobeam axle, an orientation of the accelerometer to change when a weight of the vehicle changes.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a suspension system including a radius arm, a stabilizer bar, an I-beam, a knuckle, or a monobeam axle;
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- an accelerometer coupled to the radius arm, the stabilizer bar, the I-beam, the knuckle, or the monobeam axle, an orientation of the accelerometer to change when a weight of the vehicle changes.
A system comprising:
- a suspension system for a vehicle, the suspension system including a leaf spring, a radius arm, a stabilizer bar, an I-beam, a knuckle, or a monobeam axle, the leaf spring including leaves and a clinch clip to couple the leaves;
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- an accelerometer to couple to the clinch clip, the radius arm, the stabilizer bar, the I-beam, the knuckle, or the monobeam axle, the accelerometer to move relative to a frame of the vehicle when a weight of the vehicle changes.
A vehicle comprising:
- a suspension system including at least one of a radius arm, a stabilizer bar, an I-beam, or a monobeam axle, or a leaf spring, the leaf spring including leaves and a clinch clip to couple the leaves;
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- an accelerometer including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first end coupled to the radius arm, the stabilizer bar, the I-beam, the monobeam axle, or the clinch clip, the accelerometer disposed at an angle that positions at least a portion of the second end above the first end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.