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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Michael Kava, Taylor, MI (US);
Mark Anthony Rockwell, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Kent Hancock, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); F02D 41/24 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); F02D 41/2406 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02D 41/3005 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0627 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0223 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for classification of the type and weight of a trailer being towed by a vehicle. The classification is based on a comparison between a real-time road gradient as determined by the vehicle system and an expected road gradient as determined from an off-board or an onboard map. Vehicle operations may be adjusted based on the classification of the attached trailer.