Method and device for measuring the angle of inclination on laterally inclined bends

Patent 6332353 Issued on December 25, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 12, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

DaimlerChrysler AG

Application

No. 310371 filed on 05/12/1999

US Classes:

73/118.1, Testing auxiliary unit33/335, Vehicle running gear, or headlight, inclination73/146, TIRE, TREAD OR ROADWAY701/1VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION

Examiners

Primary: McCall, Eric S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Venable, Kunitz; Norman N.

Foreign Patent References

4325413 C2 DE. 05/12/1995
4443522 A1 DE. 06/12/1996
196 36 443 A1 DE. 03/12/1998
197 08 508 A1 DE. 03/12/1998
0769701 A1 EP. 04/12/1997
WO 97/28037 EP. 08/12/1997

International Class

G01C 009/10

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-05-15 DE

Abstract

The angle of inclination of a bend encountered by a vehicle is calculated from the rotation rate, lateral acceleration and speed of the vehicle, thereby avoiding the necessity of sensors not already existing in the vehicle.