SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFETY CONTROL IN VEHICLES
An on-board saftey system for a vehicle consisting of load sensors (22) associated with the vehicle suspenson (14, 15) and a control unit (40) in data communication with each sensor. The control unit comprises a summing unit (70) for combining the input from the sensors into a total weight value (84) for the vehicle, and a comparator (76) for comparing the measured total weight value (84) of the vehicle with a threshold total load value (78).