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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Emad Abdelrahman, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Joshua Guerra, Farmington, MI (US);
Lodewijk Wijffels, Canton, MI (US);
Oliver Nehls, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE;
Jan Bremkens, Straelen, DE;
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); B60G 17/005 (2006.01); B60G 17/017 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B62D 5/00 (2006.01); B62D 3/10 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/0215 (2013.01); B60G 17/005 (2013.01); B60G 17/017 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B62D 5/008 (2013.01); B62D 3/10 (2013.01); B62D 5/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for estimating torque in a locked vehicle system may include a locking mechanism comprising a stiff material. The system may further include a controller configured to estimate an amount of torque in the locked vehicle system based on a deformation of the stiff material.