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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey Rupp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Jeffrey Rupp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination.