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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Rickard Karlsson, Linköping, SE;
Andreas Andersson, Linköping, SE;
Jonas Josefsson, Linköping, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nira Dynamics AB, Linkoping, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for estimating the current load of a vehicle wherein a filter bank including a filter for different weight classes, each filter implementing a vehicle model for estimating the current mass of the vehicle. Based on vehicle data indicative of a current driving situation of the vehicle, and filter parameter specific for the respective weight class, each filter provides a load estimation value as filter specific estimation of the current load of the vehicle.