Vehicle anti-rollover system
First Claim
1. A work vehicle having a first pair of wheels mounted to a vehicle body via a fixed axle and a second pair of wheels mounted to the vehicle body via a pivotable axle, the work vehicle comprising an anti-rollover system comprising at least two load sensors mounted at an axle housing near different ones of the first pair of wheels to measure a downward force borne by each respective wheel of the first pair of wheels, the at least two load sensors being operationally connected to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to send anti-rollover commands to the anti-rollover system based on signals received from the at least two load sensors, wherein the anti-rollover system comprises a pivot control system with at least one actuator that extends from the vehicle body at a first end to the pivotable axle at a second end, the at least one actuator is configured to create a torque about a longitudinal axis between the pivotable axle and the vehicle body, and the anti-rollover commands comprise at least an actuating signal to the at least one actuator.
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Abstract
A work vehicle is provided having a first pair of wheels mounted to a vehicle body via a fixed axle and a second pair of wheels mounted to the vehicle body via a pivotable axle. The work vehicle includes an anti-rollover system with at least two load sensors mounted at an axle housing near different ones of the first pair of wheels to measure a downward force borne by each respective wheel, the at least two load sensors being operationally connected to a processor. The processor is configured to send anti-rollover commands to the anti-rollover system based on signals received from the at least two load sensors.
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- 1. A work vehicle having a first pair of wheels mounted to a vehicle body via a fixed axle and a second pair of wheels mounted to the vehicle body via a pivotable axle, the work vehicle comprising an anti-rollover system comprising at least two load sensors mounted at an axle housing near different ones of the first pair of wheels to measure a downward force borne by each respective wheel of the first pair of wheels, the at least two load sensors being operationally connected to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to send anti-rollover commands to the anti-rollover system based on signals received from the at least two load sensors, wherein the anti-rollover system comprises a pivot control system with at least one actuator that extends from the vehicle body at a first end to the pivotable axle at a second end, the at least one actuator is configured to create a torque about a longitudinal axis between the pivotable axle and the vehicle body, and the anti-rollover commands comprise at least an actuating signal to the at least one actuator.
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11. A pivot control system with at least one actuator that extends from a vehicle body at a first end to a pivotable axle at a second end, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to create a torque about a longitudinal axis between the pivotable axle and the vehicle body, and a processor configured to send an actuating signal to the at least one actuator based on signals received from at least two load sensors.
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12. At least one tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions to:
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measure, via at least two load sensors mounted at an axle housing near different ones of a first pair of wheels, a downward force borne by each respective wheel of the first pair of wheels; generate anti-rollover commands based on signals received from the at least two load sensors; and send the anti-rollover commands to an anti-rollover system having at least one actuator coupled to a pivotable axle at a first end and a vehicle body of the work vehicle at a second end, wherein the anti-rollover commands are configured to cause the at least one actuator to create a torque about a longitudinal axis between the pivotable axle and the vehicle body.
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