System and method for qualitatively determining vehicle loading conditions
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a safety system for a vehicle comprising:
- determining a potential load change;
determining a revised adaptive roll condition parameter in response to the potential load change; and
controlling the safety system in response to the revised adaptive roll condition parameter.
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Abstract
A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle (10) includes a controller (26) that determines whether or not a potential load change has occurred in a load change detector (59). A load change detector (59) may be coupled to various sensors to determine whether or not a change in load has occurred. If a change in load has occurred an adaptively determined roll condition parameter such as a roll acceleration coefficient, a roll rate parameter or a roll gradient may be reset. If a potential load change has not occurred, then a newly determined value for an adaptive roll condition may be included in a revised adaptive roll condition average. A safety device (44) may be controlled in response to the revised adaptive roll condition.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a safety system for a vehicle comprising:
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determining a potential load change;
determining a revised adaptive roll condition parameter in response to the potential load change; and
controlling the safety system in response to the revised adaptive roll condition parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of controlling a safety system for a vehicle comprising:
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generating a roll rate signal indicative of a roll rate of the vehicle;
determining a potential load change;
determining a revised added mass in response to the roll rate signal and the potential load change; and
controlling the safety system in response to the revised added mass. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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