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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026

Filed:

May. 14, 2024
Applicant:

Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Oexl, Stuttgart, DE;

Roman Keller, Deckendorf, DE;

Sebastian Beckmann, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

Torc Robotics, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/017 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); G01M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/017 (2013.01); G01M 1/122 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60G 2400/63 (2013.01); B60G 2400/64 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes at least one processor configured to: (i) determining a first distance between a center point of a wheel of an unloaded vehicle and a touch point on a ground surface of a first section of a driving path based on first sensor data of a first set of plurality of image sensors; (ii) determining a second distance between the center point and the touch point on the ground surface of the first section for the loaded vehicle based on second sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; and (iii) based upon a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and characteristics of a respective tire of each wheel, determining a load at each wheel for determining a total mass of the vehicle and a first coordinates of a COG of the vehicle with respect to a front axle of the vehicle.


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