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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2023
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 suspension airbag, a pump fluidly coupled to the suspension airbag, the pump to control a fluid pressure in the suspension airbag to cause ride height adjustments for a vehicle, a motor operatively coupled to the pump, and processor circuitry to calculate a weight of the vehicle based on an offset between (a) a first motor input that causes the vehicle to rise or lower when the vehicle is unloaded and (b) a second motor input that causes the vehicle to rise or lower when the vehicle is carrying a load.