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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith Mattson, Livonia, MI (US);
David Messih, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erik Chubb, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Albert Salib, Superior Township, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith Mattson, Livonia, MI (US);
David Messih, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Erik Chubb, Hazel Park, MI (US);
Albert Salib, Superior Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system () and method for an automotive vehicle () includes a roll rate sensor () for generating a roll rate signal, a lateral acceleration sensor () for generating a lateral acceleration signal, a longitudinal acceleration sensor () for generating a longitudinal acceleration signal, and a yaw rate sensor () for generating a yaw rate signal. A safety device or system () and the sensors are coupled to a controller. The controller () determines an added mass and the height of the added mass on the vehicle, or a roll gradient, a roll acceleration coefficient, and/or a roll rate parameter that take into account the added mass and height from the roll rate, the lateral acceleration, the longitudinal acceleration, and the yaw rate of the vehicle, and controls the safety system in response thereto.