US 12,441,334 B2
BEV powertrain/steering controls for enhanced stability on inclined surfaces
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US); Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US); Jonathan Hair, Royal Oak, MI (US); David Michael Russell, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Matthew Johnson, Toledo, OH (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/858,524.
Prior Publication US 2024/0010207 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/13 (2012.01)
CPC B60W 40/13 (2013.01) [B60W 2040/1315 (2013.01); B60W 2520/30 (2013.01); B60W 2520/403 (2013.01); B60W 2520/406 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle control system of a vehicle, the system comprising:
a sensor network sensing vehicle attitude information; and
a controller operably coupled to the sensor network to determine, based on the vehicle attitude information, movement of a center of gravity of the vehicle relative to an axis of rotation of the vehicle,
wherein the controller further determines a modification to a torque application of the vehicle based on the movement of the center of gravity of the vehicle relative to the axis of rotation of the vehicle,
wherein the controller monitors for additional movement of the center of gravity of the vehicle relative to the axis of rotation of the vehicle responsive to the modification to the torque application and, in response to the center of gravity moving toward the axis of rotation, the controller reduces propulsion torque to zero.