Patent · US Active

Adaptive active suspension system with road preview

US8996249B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Jianbo Lu · Livonia, US
Dimitar Petrov Filev · Novi, US
Davor Hrovat · Ann Arbor, US
Eric Hongtei Tseng · Canton, US
Uwe Hoffmann · Leverkusen, DE
Simon Baales · Cologne, DE
Michael D. Seeman · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2014
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60G2500/30
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for controlling an active suspension is disclosed. The method includes steps of determining a dimension of a road abnormality ahead of the vehicle; comparing the dimension with a vehicle dimension; responsive to the comparison, classifying the abnormality as one type of a plurality of predetermined types; responsive to a dimension of the abnormality, further classifying the abnormality as having a severity of one type of a plurality of predetermined types; and controlling the suspension responsive to the abnormality type and severity type.

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