Systems and methods for setting front axle load restoration
First Claim
1. A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle, comprising:
- at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle; and
at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals,wherein the at least one controller is configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights.
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Abstract
A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch that is used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle may include at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle. The system may further include at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals. The at least one controller may be configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle, comprising:
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at least one sensor associated with a wheel of the motor vehicle; and at least one controller configured to receive signals from the at least one sensor to estimate one or more corner weights of the motor vehicle based on the signals, wherein the at least one controller is configured to calculate a load restoration that is required at a front axle of the motor vehicle to achieve a recommended load restoration based on the one or more estimated corner weights. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle, comprising:
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before the trailer is hitched to the motor vehicle, estimating at least one unloaded front corner weight of the motor vehicle with a controller of the motor vehicle; after the trailer is hitched to the motor vehicle, estimating at least one loaded front corner weight of the motor vehicle with the controller; calculating a load restoration for a front axle of the motor vehicle, with the controller, based on a comparison of the unloaded and loaded front corner weights; and identifying a recommended adjustment to a load distributing trailer hitch, with the controller, based on the load restoration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for setting front axle load restoration for a load distributing trailer hitch used to hitch a trailer to a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a controller associated with the motor vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to estimate at least one unloaded front corner weight of the motor vehicle before the trailer is hitched to the motor vehicle and at least one loaded front corner weight of the motor vehicle after the trailer is hitched to the motor vehicle and calculate a load restoration for a front axle of the motor vehicle based on a comparison of the unloaded and loaded front corner weights, wherein the controller is further configured to identify a recommended adjustment to the load distributing trailer hitch based on the load restoration. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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