US 11,945,277 B2
Methods and apparatus to use front load estimates for body control
David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Charles Gavin McGee, Brighton, MI (US); Ben Bulat, Northville, MI (US); Daniel Lee Grohnke, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Darrell Erick Butler, Macomb, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/489,423.
Prior Publication US 2023/0100724 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/018 (2013.01) [B60G 17/01933 (2013.01); B60G 2400/202 (2013.01); B60G 2400/60 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
memory including stored instructions; and
a processor to execute the instructions to:
filter sensor data to generate a first load value, the first load value associated with a first load on a front axle of a vehicle;
generate, based on the first load value and a velocity of the vehicle, a first body control adjustment value;
modify a body control output value with the first body control adjustment value; and
apply the modified body control output value to a suspension system of the vehicle.