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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2010
David Messih, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);
David Messih, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system () and method for an automotive vehicle () includes a controller () that determines whether or not a potential load change has occurred in a load change detector (). A load change detector () may be coupled to various sensors to determine whether or not a change in load has occurred. If a change in load has occurred an adaptively determined roll condition parameter such as a roll acceleration coefficient, a roll rate parameter or a roll gradient may be reset. If a potential load change has not occurred, then a newly determined value for an adaptive roll condition may be included in a revised adaptive roll condition average. A safety device () may be controlled in response to the revised adaptive roll condition.