Weight overload warning system
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1. A method of determining a motor vehicle weight overload condition using an existing tire pressure monitoring system and an existing auto leveling system of a vehicle comprising:
- using said auto leveling system to determine the weight of the vehicle; and
also using said tire pressure monitoring system to determine an overload condition of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A system for determining if a motor vehicle is overloaded by utilizing the Tire Pressure Monitoring System and the Auto Leveling System installed on many vehicles, and optionally, also providing the proper tire pressure to provide a save driving condition for the motor vehicle.
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1. A method of determining a motor vehicle weight overload condition using an existing tire pressure monitoring system and an existing auto leveling system of a vehicle comprising:
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using said auto leveling system to determine the weight of the vehicle; and also using said tire pressure monitoring system to determine an overload condition of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of determining motor vehicle weight overload utilizing the motor vehicle'"'"'s existing tire pressure monitoring system and existing load leveling suspension system comprising the steps of:
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a) starting the weight overload monitoring system; b) checking the motion of the vehicle; c) if the vehicle is not motionless, sending a warning signal to the driver and returning to step b); d) if the vehicle is motionless, checking the tire pressure monitoring system state; e) if the tire pressure monitoring system does not respond normally, identifying which portions of the tire pressure monitoring system are not responding normally and send a warning to the driver; f) if the tire pressure monitoring system does not respond normally, starting the load leveling suspension system; g) entering into memory the upper and lower limit of vertical positions of the suspension spring; h) calculating the vertical displacement of the suspension spring for an unloaded vehicle and the rigidity coefficient of the suspension spring; i) calculating the vertical displacement of the suspension spring for a loaded vehicle and the rigidity coefficient of the suspension spring; j) determining if the actual vertical displacement of the suspension spring; k) determining if the result of step j) is greater than the result of step h); l) if the result of step k) is no, sending a warning to the driver that the suspension is out of order and returning to step f; m) if the result of step k) is yes, determining if the result of step j) is greater than the result of step i); n) if the result of step m) is no, sending a warning to the driver that the vehicle is overloaded and returning to step f; o) if the result of step m) is yes, ending.
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