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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2017
Applicant:

Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;

Inventor:

Michael Klimesch, Ingolstadt, DE;

Assignee:

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/30 (2006.01); G01F 23/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/0069 (2013.01); G01F 23/0076 (2013.01); G01F 23/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for adaptive calibration of a fuel level indicator of a filling level of a liquid in a tank accompanying operations. A filling level of the liquid is detected with a sensor arrangement. A sensor signal of the arrangement is provided during a movement of the vehicle. In case that the course of the sensor signal is obtained in a respective defined time interval in which the sensor signal is provided several times, a constant value is assumed, an end stop is detected. The respective time intervals at which the end stops were detected and the respective associated constant values are stored. A minimum number of end stop is defined for the tank, and in the case that the minimum number of end stops is reached, a calibration phase is carried out.


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