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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Niedert, New Hudson, MI (US);
Peter Simeon Lazarevski, Dearborn, MI (US);
Rinku Patel, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Anton Rogness, Dearborn, MI (US);
Elliott Pearson, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Joshua Rajasingh, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Salvador Padilla, Canton, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine vehicle weight are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a vehicle controller configured to control a motor operatively coupled to a suspension system to raise or lower a vehicle. The vehicle controller is to also determine a first parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is unloaded. The vehicle controller is to also determine a second parameter of the motor while controlling the motor to raise or lower the vehicle when the vehicle is at least partially loaded. The vehicle controller is to also calculate a weight of the vehicle based on the first and second parameters of the motor.