US 12,434,530 B2
Methods and apparatus to identify ride height sensor discrepancies
Brian D. Rutkowski, Ypsilanti, MI (US); and David John Rutkowski, Grosse Ile, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/240,890.
Prior Publication US 2025/0074131 A1, Mar. 6, 2025
Int. Cl. B60G 17/0185 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/0185 (2013.01) [B60G 17/01908 (2013.01); B60G 17/01933 (2013.01); B60G 2400/10 (2013.01); B60G 2400/204 (2013.01); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2400/954 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01); B60G 2600/082 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
machine readable instructions; and
programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to:
access a first sensor output, the first sensor output generated at a first time, the first sensor output associated with a first ride height sensor of a vehicle, the first ride height sensor is associated with a first wheel of the vehicle;
access a second sensor output, the second sensor output generated at a second time separated from the first time by a delay, the second sensor output associated with a second ride height sensor of the vehicle, the second ride height sensor is associated with a second wheel of the vehicle, the second wheel is longitudinally aligned with the first wheel;
compare the first sensor output to the second sensor output;
increment a discrepancy counter based on the comparison of the first sensor output and the second sensor output; and
generate an indication to service at least one of the first ride height sensor or the second ride height sensor after the discrepancy counter satisfies a threshold.