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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING VEHICLE LOADING AND VERTICAL LOADING DISTANCE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM

  • US 20100106369A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2010
  • Published: 04/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of controlling a safety system for a vehicle comprising:

  • sensing a roll rate of said vehicle over time;

    determining and updating a roll rate coefficient as a function of said roll rate so that said roll rate coefficient substantially includes the effect of each change in mass onboard said vehicle that occurs over said time;

    determining each said change in mass onboard said vehicle as a function of said roll rate coefficient; and

    adaptively controlling said safety system according to each said change in mass as determined over said time.

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