US 12,110,032 B2
Method and apparatus for estimating stress on a vehicle base plate
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US); David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US); Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); William Wurz, San Francisco, CA (US); Shawn Ferret, Belleville, MI (US); and William Jackson, Westland, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/869,842.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025423 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 40/13 (2012.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 40/13 (2013.01) [B62D 33/0207 (2013.01); G01G 19/08 (2013.01); G01L 1/22 (2013.01); B60W 2420/22 (2013.01); B60W 2420/403 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2420/54 (2013.01); B60W 2530/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base plate system, comprising:
at least one base plate configured to support at least one accessory;
at least one sensor configured to determine at least one characteristic of the at least one accessory and/or the at least one base plate; and
a controller that uses the at least one characteristic to estimate a stress and/or strain caused by the at least one accessory on the at least one base plate and predicts how the stress and/or strain could change depending on position of the at least one accessory and/or orientation of the at least one base plate within a vehicle.