Patent ID: 11884288
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. A load detection and classification system for a vehicle comprising:
a drive motor current sensor;
a plurality of vehicle sensors, including: a cargo compartment door latch sensor, a passenger door latch sensor, a key switch, a rear seat position sensor, and a seat weight sensor;
a Global Positioning System (GPS);
a Human Machine Interface (HMI);
a controller in electrical communication with the drive motor current sensor, the plurality of vehicle sensors, the GPS, and the HMI, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine a system enablement state of the load detection and classification system, wherein the system enablement state includes a system enabled state and a system disabled state;
determine a weight change;
compare the weight change to a first weight change threshold;
categorize the weight change as an occupant weight change or a cargo weight change in response to determining that the weight change is greater than the first weight change threshold;
optimize a route to a destination based at least in part on the weight change in response to categorizing the weight change as a cargo weight change; and
display the optimized route to the destination using the HMI.