US 12,145,414 B2
Method to determine vehicle payload, trailer tongue weight, and ride height using underbody cameras
Steffen P Lindenthal, Oshawa (CA); Avesta Goodarzi, Whitby (CA); Utkarsh Saini, Pickering (CA); and Christopher Andrew Stanek, Lake Orion, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/063,208.
Prior Publication US 2024/0190198 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. B60G 17/019 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/019 (2013.01) [B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2401/142 (2013.01); B60G 2500/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining camera images from one or more underbody cameras of a vehicle;
performing image processing for the camera images, via a processor of the vehicle; and
determining a ride height, a measure of weight on the vehicle, or both, via the processor, based on the camera images from the one or more underbody cameras and the processing thereof via the processor.