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Actively controlled suspension system with anti-roll control

US4865347A · kind A · utility

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31Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 16, 1988
Grant dateSep 12, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 16, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2600/182
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An actively controlled suspension system includes an anti-roll control loop which is responsive to lateral acceleration to be exerted on a vehicle, to adjust suspension characteristics. The control loop employed suspension system is variable of response characteristics to vehicular rolling depending upon the vehicle speed for varying anti-rolling suspension control characteristics. In a range of the vehicle speed, in which the greater loop gain of the control loop, causes significant and unacceptable level of self-induced lateral vibration, the gain is varied to be the smaller value than that in other vehicle speed range. Namely, since the greater gain may affect for causing self-induced lateral vibration in substantially low vehicle speed range, the gain may be adjusted to smaller value while vehicle speed is lower than a given value.

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