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Suspension control system with variable steering characteristics

US5092624A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1990
Grant dateMar 3, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60G2800/702
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A suspension control system employs a first lateral acceleration sensor for monitoring a lateral acceleration at a first point on a vehicular body and a second lateral acceleration sensor for monitoring lateral acceleration at a second point on the vehicular body, which second point is provided at a longitudinally offset position from the first point. A controller derives a lateral shifting of vehicular load at the front suspension systems on the basis of a first lateral acceleration monitored by the first lateral acceleration sensor, and a lateral shifting of the vehicular load at a rear suspension system on the basis of a second lateral acceleration monitored by the second lateral acceleration sensor. Control for front and rear suspension systems is performed independently on the basis of the lateral load shifting at the front and rear suspension systems.

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