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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Sep. 23, 2010
Applicants:

Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);

Dimitar Petrov Filev, Novi, MI (US);

Kwaku O. Prakah-asante, Commerce Township, MI (US);

David M. Bevly, Auburn, AL (US);

Jonathan Ryan, Auburn, AL (US);

Inventors:

Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);

Dimitar Petrov Filev, Novi, MI (US);

Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante, Commerce Township, MI (US);

David M. Bevly, Auburn, AL (US);

Jonathan Ryan, Auburn, AL (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); B60G 17/0195 (2006.01); B60W 40/11 (2012.01); B60W 40/112 (2012.01); B60W 40/114 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/019 (2013.01); B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); B60G 17/0195 (2013.01); B60W 40/11 (2013.01); B60W 40/112 (2013.01); B60W 40/114 (2013.01); B60G 2400/34 (2013.01); B60G 2400/39 (2013.01); B60G 2400/41 (2013.01); B60G 2401/16 (2013.01); B60G 2500/20 (2013.01); B60G 2800/94 (2013.01); B60W 2420/905 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2520/18 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for sensing vehicle global pitch angle and rate that uses global velocities measured from a single antenna global positioning system (GPS) receiver together with sensor fusion algorithms involving sensor signals and other computed signals. This constructed, or computed, vehicle body's pitch angle may replace the role of a pitch rate sensor in an integrated stability control system. Namely, it achieves enhanced vehicle state estimation without the need for a pitch rate sensor.


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