Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1987-03-09
1988-01-05
Love, John J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
B60G 1708
Patent
active
047171731
ABSTRACT:
A suspension control system is able to precisely adapt damping characteristics to the road condition, even when the vehicle passes over bump, manhole, hole and so forth. The suspension control system includes a road sensor which produces a road condition indicative signal. A controller is adapted to recognize bump, manhole, hole and so forth which causes temporary bounding and rebounding motion for the vehicle, on the basis of the road condition indicative signal from the road sensor. The controller produces a control signal to harden damping characteristics of suspension when bump, manhole, hole and so forth is detected with a given delay time. The delay time for changing damping characteristics is different at the front and rear suspension from each other so that each of the front and rear suspension can be stiffened at a good timing.
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Akatsu Yohsuke
Kuroki Junsuke
Sugasawa Fukashi
Ferriter Karin L.
Love John J.
Nissan Motor Company Limited
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