Patent ID: 7660654

Claim:
A control system for a vehicle, said control system comprising: a pitch rate sensor configured to generate a pitch rate signal that is indicative of the pitch rate of said vehicle; a longitudinal acceleration sensor configured to generate a longitudinal acceleration signal that is indicative of the longitudinal acceleration of said vehicle; a yaw rate sensor configured to generate a yaw rate signal that is indicative of the yaw rate of said vehicle; a vehicle system; a controller coupled to said pitch rate sensor, said longitudinal acceleration sensor, said yaw rate sensor, and said vehicle system; an input determined in said controller from said pitch rate signal, said longitudinal signal, said acceleration signal, and said yaw rate signal, the input representative of said added mass and the position of said added mass onboard the vehicle; and said controller is configured to adaptively control said vehicle system according to said input representative of said added mass and said position of said added mass as determined.