Load sensor for a vehicle electronic stability system
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a three-wheeled vehicle, the three-wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
three wheels attached to the frame; and
a straddle seat supported by the frame, the straddle-seat defining a driver portion and a passenger portion adjacent to the driver portion,the method comprising;
determining a state of a load sensor associated with a portion of vehicle;
selecting a first start mass when the load sensor is in a non-loaded state;
selecting a second start mass when the load sensor is in a loaded state;
determining at least one vehicle parameter during operation of the vehicle;
determining a calculated mass based at least in part on the at least one vehicle parameter;
determining an effective mass based at least in part on the calculated mass and a selected one of the first and second start masses;
defining an output of an electronic stability system of the vehicle based at least in part on the effective mass; and
controlling a stability of the vehicle using the output of the electronic stability system.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a three-wheeled vehicle comprises: determining a state of a load sensor associated with a portion of vehicle; selecting a first start mass when the load sensor is in a non-loaded state; selecting a second start mass when the load sensor is in a loaded state; determining at least one vehicle parameter during operation of the vehicle; determining a calculated mass based at least in part on the at least one vehicle parameter; determining an effective mass based at least in part on the calculated mass and a selected one of the first and second start masses; defining an output of an electronic stability system of the vehicle based at least in part on the effective mass; and controlling a stability of the vehicle using the output of the electronic stability system.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a three-wheeled vehicle, the three-wheeled vehicle comprising:
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a frame; three wheels attached to the frame; and a straddle seat supported by the frame, the straddle-seat defining a driver portion and a passenger portion adjacent to the driver portion, the method comprising; determining a state of a load sensor associated with a portion of vehicle; selecting a first start mass when the load sensor is in a non-loaded state; selecting a second start mass when the load sensor is in a loaded state; determining at least one vehicle parameter during operation of the vehicle; determining a calculated mass based at least in part on the at least one vehicle parameter; determining an effective mass based at least in part on the calculated mass and a selected one of the first and second start masses; defining an output of an electronic stability system of the vehicle based at least in part on the effective mass; and controlling a stability of the vehicle using the output of the electronic stability system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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