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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Calvin Trescott, Northville, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Alan Mcnees, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle monitoring system may include a sensor network operably coupled to suspension components of the vehicle and a controller operably coupled to the sensor network to determine a suspension event and vehicle speed, initiation angle and duration time associated with the suspension event. The controller further determines a vertical and/or horizontal component of the distance traveled during the suspension event based on the vehicle speed, initiation angle and duration time.