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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Loren Christopher Dreier, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ingo-gerd Sauter, Aberdeen, NC (US);
Inventors:
Loren Christopher Dreier, Southern Pines, NC (US);
Ingo-Gerd Sauter, Aberdeen, NC (US);
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 7/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle mass estimation system for use in a vehicle, such as a truck, including a transmission is provided. A processor may be operable to receive a signal relating to a mass of at least a portion of the vehicle. The processor may be further operable to estimate a vehicle mass based, at least in part, on the signal. The processor may be further operable to select a desired gear ratio for engagement in a transmission based, at least in part, on the estimated vehicle mass.