System and method of monitoring a load condition of a vehicle
AssigneeVishay PM Onboard Ltd.
InventorDuncan Brown
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Abstract
A system and method for indicating the load condition of a vehicle having suspension components comprising: at least one of an inclinometer or an accelerometer mounted on at least one suspension component to measure the deflection angle of the suspension component; and a controller configured to use deflection angle and generate an output representative of the load condition of the vehicle.
Claims14
A system for indicating a weight of payload of a vehicle having suspension components comprising:
- a static gravity-sensing accelerometer mounted on at least one suspension component and configured as an inclinometer to measure a deflection angle of the at least one suspension component;
- a controller configured to generate an output signal representative of the weight of payload of the vehicle, wherein the controller uses the deflection angle to generate the output signal;
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- a sensory output device which indicates the weight of payload of the vehicle in response to the output signal of the controller;
- wherein the controller is configured to compare the measured deflection angle of the at least one suspension component to a predetermined threshold and generate the output signal when the measured deflection angle reaches the predetermined threshold.
A method of monitoring the weight of payload of a vehicle having suspension components, comprising:
- monitoring a deflection angle of at least one suspension component using a static gravity-sensing accelerometer mounted on the at least one suspension component and configured as an inclinometer;
- comparing the deflection angle of the at least one suspension component to a predetermined threshold;
- generating an output signal which is representative of the weight of payload of the vehicle when the deflection angle reaches the predetermined threshold;
- and using the output signal to activate a sensory output device which indicates the weight of payload of the vehicle.
A method of monitoring the weight of payload of a vehicle having suspension components comprising:
- monitoring a deflection angle of at least one suspension component using a static gravity-sensing accelerometer mounted on the at least one suspension component and configured as inclinometer;
- comparing the monitored deflection angle to a predetermined threshold;
- and activating a sensory output device when the monitored deflection angle reaches the predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.