Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle suspension system and method of using the same
- Patent Title (中): 车辆悬挂系统及其使用方法
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Application No.: US13277795Application Date: 2011-10-20
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Publication No.: US09533539B2Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- Inventor: Donald Eng , Robert G. Izak
- Applicant: Donald Eng , Robert G. Izak
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Reising Ethington, P.C.
- Agent David P. Hudyma
- Main IPC: B60G23/00
- IPC: B60G23/00 ; G06F19/00 ; B60G17/0165 ; B60G17/019

Abstract:
A system and method that may inspect an upcoming road segment and use that information to control certain aspects of a vehicle suspension system. In an exemplary embodiment, several cameras are used to evaluate an upcoming road segment and to provide road information to a control module so that damping and/or other aspects of an active or semi-active suspension system can be controlled in a feed-forward manner. Because the vehicle suspension system assesses a segment of the road that is ahead of the vehicle, as opposed to one currently being encountered by the vehicle, the system may improve ride performance by anticipating and preparing for road conditions before they are actually encountered.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130103259A1 VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2013-04-25
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