Method and system for efficient load identification

• Main Author: Geluk, Theo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.02.2021
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; PHYSICS; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A method, system, apparatus and computer program for identifying loads impacting a vehicle that includes a vehicle body and a suspension system, wherein the method includes acquisition of a system response from a plurality of sensors under dedicated conditions in a test environment, where the said sensors are assigned to the suspension of the vehicle, acquisition of system loads by applying the same dedicated conditions in a simulation environment, generation of a calibration matrix based on data pertaining to the system response and data pertaining to the system loads, acquisition of an operational system response from the plurality of sensors in a test-track situation, and utilization of the acquired operational system response and the calibration matrix for calculating numerical values for the loads impacting the vehicle.