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Dynamic rollover meter

  • US 9,434,307 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2015
  • Issued: 09/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rollover meter device for use with a vehicle, comprising:

  • a meter housing component, comprising;

    a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor that measures orientation to tilt measurement to obtain a current vehicle tilt angle;

    a microprocessor that receives signals from the MEMS sensor, wherein the microprocessor is programmed to automatically calculate a critical angle for the vehicle based on a user entering vehicle'"'"'s vehicle identification number (VIN) and downloading vehicle'"'"'s center of gravity and track width from Internet, wherein the device is connected to the Internet via a USB cable connected to device'"'"'s charging port, wherein when the critical angle is exceeded, lateral rollover of the vehicle occurs; and

    a universal Bluetooth synced chip that allows the user to communicate with the rollover meter device remotely via a phone or headset, and is in communication with vehicle'"'"'s warning devices and activates the warning devices when the critical angle is reached, wherein activating the devices includes sounding a horn, flashing a beacon, and making an emergency phone call; and

    a digital display component that displays simultaneously a value representing the current vehicle tilt angle measured by the MEMS sensor and a maximum value representing the critical angle calculated by the microprocessor and comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen and push buttons for monitoring the current vehicle tilt angle, the critical angle of the vehicle and control corrections required for data entry, the digital display also comprises green, red, yellow flashing lights, and a plurality of LED warning lights, wherein the yellow light flashes when there is danger of or possibility of the lateral rollover, and the red light flashes when the lateral rollover is expected rather than possible, wherein the MEMS sensor and the microprocessor are installed on a printed circuit board (PCB) and secured behind the digital display component.

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