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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Emrah Adamey, Columbus, OH (US);
Mathew Alan Boesch, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/10 (2012.01); B60T 7/12 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 40/076 (2012.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18009 (2013.01); B60T 7/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 40/076 (2013.01); B60W 40/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining vehicle rolling direction and road grade are disclosed. In one example, a vehicle rolling direction is determined from a correlation coefficient. The vehicle rolling direction is applied to a kinematic equation to determine road grade.