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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley Coventry Warwickshire, GB;
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire, GB;
Abstract
A method of angle estimation for use in a vehicle which is travelling on a surface. The vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first axis and being attached to at least two wheels. The method includes the steps of: providing a first height sensor for measuring h, the height of the vehicle body with respect to the first wheel; providing a second height sensor for measuring h, the height of the vehicle body with respect to the second wheel; providing a surface angle sensor for measuring θ, the angle of the surface in relation to a horizontal plane; measuring the values of h, hand θ; using the values of hand hto calculate θ, the angle of the vehicle body relative to the surface; and calculating an estimate of θ, the angle between the first axis and the horizontal plane, from θand θ.