VEHICLE LOAD WEIGHT DETECTING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A vehicle load weight detecting apparatus comprising:
- a tire condition monitoring apparatus, which detects the internal air pressure of tires mounted on wheels of a vehicle;
an anti-lock braking system, which controls braking of the wheels, the anti-lock braking system including a rotation detecting device, which generates a rotational signal having a frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the wheels; and
a load weight computing section, which computes the dynamic rolling radius of the tires based on the rotational signal, and computes the weight of a load carried by the vehicle based on the dynamic rolling radius and the internal air pressure of the tires detected by the tire condition monitoring apparatus.
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Abstract
A vehicle includes an ABS, which controls braking force on wheels, and a tire condition monitoring apparatus, which detects the internal air pressure of tires. The dynamic rolling radius of the tires is computed based on signals from rotation sensor units of the ABS. The weight of a load carried by the vehicle is computed based on the dynamic rolling radius of the tires and the internal air pressure of the tires detected by the tire condition monitoring apparatus. When computing the load weight, a load weight determination map, which previously sets the relationship among the internal air pressure of the tires, the dynamic rolling radius of the tires, and the weight of the load carried by the vehicle, is used.
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1. A vehicle load weight detecting apparatus comprising:
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a tire condition monitoring apparatus, which detects the internal air pressure of tires mounted on wheels of a vehicle; an anti-lock braking system, which controls braking of the wheels, the anti-lock braking system including a rotation detecting device, which generates a rotational signal having a frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the wheels; and a load weight computing section, which computes the dynamic rolling radius of the tires based on the rotational signal, and computes the weight of a load carried by the vehicle based on the dynamic rolling radius and the internal air pressure of the tires detected by the tire condition monitoring apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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