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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2023
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Mohammadali Shahriari, Markham, CA;
Ashraf Abualfellat, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Michelle Zirngibl Taylor, Milford, MI (US);
Lance G Lamson, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Reza Zarringhalam, Whitby, CA;
Brian Porto, Wixom, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: initiating, by a processor, steering excitation according to a pattern while the vehicle is stationary; learning, by the processor, a load associated with a front axle of the vehicle based on the steering excitation; translating, by the processor, the load associated with the front axle of the vehicle to a load associated with a tongue of a trailer, and generating, by the processor, a trailer tongue load value based on the load associated with the tongue of the trailer.