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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
Vincent Cuvelier, Wuhan, CN;
Assignee:
Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/0084 (2013.01); G01F 23/00 (2013.01); G01F 25/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gauging method for a plastic fuel tank mounted on a hybrid vehicle, the tank including a reservoir including a gauge for measuring an amount of fuel in the tank, the method including: measuring the amount of fuel in the tank using the gauge; estimating deformation of the tank using at least one sensor onboard the vehicle; and correcting the amount measured by the gauge based on the estimated deformation.