ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,565, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to AEROSCALE (Grenoble, France).
"Method for determining the aerodynamic drag surface and/or the rolling coefficient of a vehicle, and associated measuring device" was invented by Manuel Sellier (Grenoble, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A preparatory sequence for determining the aerodynamic drag surface and/or the rolling coefficient of a vehicle in real conditions of movement, without braking, on a road having a point of departure and a point of arrival, comprises: a) defining a traffic lane with a width less than or equal to 1 m, along the road section, b) performing, by way of the vehicl...