Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Patent
1986-10-01
1988-03-08
Love, John J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
280 6M, 364424, B60G 1126
Patent
active
047295805
ABSTRACT:
A suspension controller of a vehicle having a suspension between a body and a wheel, includes: a vehicle height detection means for detecting a vehicle height at a front wheel and for generating a vehicle height signal according to the detected height; a determination means for receiving the vehicle height signal, and for generating height data responsive to the vehicle height signal, for determining whether the difference between the maximum and the minimum value of the height data during a predetermined period is greater than a reference value, the period being determined within a cycle time of sprung mass vibration, and for generating a suspension control signal, and a suspension characteristic alteration means for altering characteristics of the suspension in response to the suspension control signal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4350354 (1982-09-01), Dotti et al.
patent: 4600215 (1986-07-01), Kyroki et al.
patent: 4634143 (1987-01-01), Asami et al.
Buma Shuuichi
Itou Masami
Ohashi Kaoru
Onuma Toshio
Love John J.
Rice Kenneth R.
Toyota Jidosha & Kabushiki Kaisha
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