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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Dieter Strak, Immenstaad am Bodensee, DE;
Anton Waibel, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Ömer Mumcu, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 16/023 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01); G01G 9/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/086 (2013.01); B60R 16/0232 (2013.01); B60R 16/0234 (2013.01); G01G 9/00 (2013.01); G01G 19/035 (2013.01);
Abstract
One general aspect of the present disclosure includes a control device for use in a vehicle. The control device may include a first counter and a second counter, where the first counter is assigned to a first weight range and the second counter is assigned to a second weight range. The control device may be configured to execute the following steps in an iterative manner: determination of an overall weight of the vehicle, and incrimination of the first counter when the overall weight falls within the first range.