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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 14, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Elliot Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);

Anton Rogness, Dearborn, MI (US);

Andrew Niedert, Farmington Hills, MI (US);

Joshua Rajasingh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/13 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 40/13 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01); B60W 2530/14 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); B60W 2540/30 (2013.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight information based on ride height are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a weight calculator to determine a relationship between ride height information and weight of a vehicle and a compensation calculator to adjust the relationship based on compensation factors and calculate vehicle weight information for the vehicle based on the adjusted relationship, the compensation factors based on vehicle sensor data. The example apparatus further includes a calculation adjustor to adjust the vehicle weight information calculation of the weight calculator or the compensation calculator based on driver behavior.


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