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公开(公告)号：US20190263204A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16212038
申请日：2018-12-06
Applicant: Methode Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Chad Reed , Julius Beck , Florian Burghardt , Johannes Gießibl
Abstract: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.
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12.发明公开公开(公告)号：US20230191859A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-22
申请号：US18170371
申请日：2023-02-16
Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC , Methode Electronics, Inc.
Inventor： Andrew Niedert , Kevin Stanton Giaier , Elliott Pearson , Anton Rogness , Johannes Gießibl , Chad Reed
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a dual reacting, single load sensing element coupled to a hitch receiver are disclosed herein. An example computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed, cause one or more processors to determine a location of a hitch ball of a hitch of a vehicle, determine a load condition of the hitch based on the location and data received from a sensor of a first pin of the hitch, the hitch including a second pin, the first pin to react loads in a first direction and a second direction, the second pin to react loads in the first direction and in response to the load condition satisfying an alert threshold, alert a user of the load condition.
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公开(公告)号：US11135882B2
公开(公告)日：2021-10-05
申请号：US16789735
申请日：2020-02-13
Applicant: Methode Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Chad Reed , Julius Beck , Florian Burghardt , Johannes Gießibl , Chris Liston
Abstract: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.
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公开(公告)号：US11084342B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-10
申请号：US16778917
申请日：2020-01-31
Applicant: Methode Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Chad Reed , Julius Beck , Florian Burghardt , Johannes Gießibl , Chris Liston
Abstract: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.
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公开(公告)号：US20210229679A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-29
申请号：US17155507
申请日：2021-01-22
Applicant: Methode Electronics, Inc.
Inventor： Johannes Gießibl , Chad Reed
IPC: B60W40/12 , G01L3/10 , B60W30/18 , B60W10/119 , B60W10/18
Abstract: A magnetic torque sensing device having a torque transferring member with a magnetoelastically active region. The magnetoelastically active region has oppositely polarized magnetically conditioned regions with initial directions of magnetization that are perpendicular to the sensitive directions of magnetic field sensor pairs placed proximate to the magnetically active region. Magnetic field sensors are specially positioned in relation to the torque-transferring member to accurately measure torque while providing improved RSU performance and reducing the detrimental effects of compassing. The torque sensing devices are incorporated on vehicle drive train components, including differential components, transfer case components, transmission components, and others, including on power transmission shafts, half-shafts, and wheels, and output signals representing characteristics of the vehicle are processed in algorithms to provide useful output information for controlling actions of the vehicle.
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公开(公告)号：US11014417B2
公开(公告)日：2021-05-25
申请号：US16212038
申请日：2018-12-06
Applicant: Methode Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Chad Reed , Julius Beck , Florian Burghardt , Johannes Gießibl
IPC: B60D1/62 , G01G19/12 , B60Q9/00 , G01L1/12 , G01G7/00 , G01L5/00 , G01G19/02 , B60G99/00 , G01L5/13 , G01G3/15
Abstract: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle or a coupling between a vehicle body and a suspension of the vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow and vehicle weight sensing coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.
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公开(公告)号：US20190265112A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-29
申请号：US16136837
申请日：2018-09-20
Applicant: Methode Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Chad Reed , Julius Beck , Florian Burghardt , Johannes Giessibl
Abstract: A magneto-elastically-based active force sensor, used with a tow coupling between a towed and a towing vehicle, which outputs a signal useful for determining forces acting on the coupling. The outputted force information may be provided by processor-enabled embedded software algorithms that take inputs from the force sensor and other sensors, may be used by one or more vehicle systems during operating of the vehicle, such as engine, braking, stability, safety, and informational systems. The force sensor includes directionally-sensitive magnetic field sensing elements inside the sensor, and shielding may be used around the sensors to reduce the influence of external magnetic fields on the sensing elements. The force sensor may be used with different tow coupling devices installed on different types of automobile cars and trucks.
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