Land vehicles – Body elevation or tilt – Establishing riding or trim height
Patent
1986-02-04
1987-09-15
Love, John J.
Land vehicles
Body elevation or tilt
Establishing riding or trim height
180 41, 280707, 280DIG1, B60G 1700
Patent
active
046934855
ABSTRACT:
The vehicle height control apparatus according to the present invention comprises, vehicle height detecting unit (M3) provided at an appropriate position of a vehicle (M1) for detecting the distance between a body (M2) of the vehicle (M1) and the surface of road; vehicle height adjusting members (M5) provided between the body (M2) of the vehicle (M1) and wheels (M4) of the vehicle (M1) for adjusting the height of the a vehicle (M1); vehicle height control unit (M6) for obtaining controlled variable of the vehicle height adjusting members (M5) so that the actual vehicle height detected by the vehicle height detecting unit (M3) equals the predetermined target height and for driving the vehicle height adjusting members (M5), the vehicle height control unit (M6) being formed as an integral-added optimal regulator which determines the controlled variable of the vehicle height adjusting members (M5) on the basis of an optimal feedback gain predetermined in accordance with dynamic model of the system relating to the height of the vehicle (M1 ).
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Kamei Eiichi
Namba Hideaki
Ohba Masahiro
Love John J.
Nippondenso Co. Ltd.
Rice Kenneth R.
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