Measuring and testing – Vehicle chassis – Suspension system
Reexamination Certificate
2011-05-24
2011-05-24
McCall, Eric S (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Vehicle chassis
Suspension system
C073S011040
Reexamination Certificate
active
07946163
ABSTRACT:
An electronically adjustable shock absorber, and a system, method, and algorithm for developing a vehicle suspension. The shock absorber has damping characteristics that can be adjusted electronically to match a desired set of damping characteristics. The test method includes closed loop control of the electronically adjustable shock to achieve user-provided damping characteristics. The characteristics can be selected from a graphical user interface to simulate different internal flow passages of a shock absorber. Some embodiments make possible the simulated testing of different hardware embodiments, without the need to make the actual shock absorbers and without the need interrupt the vehicle suspension testing for multiple shock absorber installations.
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Bingham McHale LLP
Daniluck John V.
McCall Eric S
Penske Racing Shocks
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