Motor vehicle e.g. sport utility vehicle, load recognizing method for e.g. anti-brake system, involves considering vehicle transverse and longitudinal acceleration and/or turning radius during analysis of shuffle length

• Main Authors: RIETH, PETER E, HEISE, ANDREAS, SCHRAEBLER, SIGHARD, KAMMANN, STEFAN, KELLER, LOTHAR, SAEGER, PETER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 20.11.2008
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEIGHING

The method involves detecting a load (6) in a motor vehicle and/or a change of the load on the basis of an analysis of a shuffle length (3) of wheels (VR, HR), which occurs during braking and/or acceleration of the vehicle and/or during a turn of the vehicle. The load in the vehicle and/or change of the load are detected by comparison of an up-to-date determined shuttle length with predefined reference values of the shuffle length. A vehicle transverse and longitudinal acceleration and/or a turning radius (R) are considered during the analysis of the shuffle length. An independent claim is also included for a computer program product has a set of instructions to perform a method for recognizing a load of a motor vehicle. Verfahren zur Erkennung der Beladung eines Kraftfahrzeugs (5), wobei eine Beladung (6) des Fahrzeugs und/oder eine Änderung der Beladung des Fahrzeugs anhand einer Analyse der Latschlängen (3) der Räder (VR, HR) erkannt wird, welche insbesondere während einer Bremsung und/oder Beschleunigung des Kraftfahrzeugs und/oder während einer Kurvenfahrt des Kraftfahrzeugs auftreten.