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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

May. 14, 2024
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Stefan Oexl, Stuttgart, DE;

Roman Keller, Denkendorf, DE;

Sebastian Beckmann, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/12 (2006.01); G06T 7/66 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/122 (2013.01); G06T 7/66 (2017.01); G06T 2207/30252 (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 chassis spring of the vehicle based on first sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; (ii) determining a second distance between the center point and the chassis spring for the loaded vehicle based on second sensor data of the first set of plurality of image sensors; (iii) based upon a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and characteristics of the chassis spring, determining a load at each wheel for determining a total mass of the vehicle and a first coordinates of a center of gravity of the vehicle along a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis with respect to a front axle of the vehicle.


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