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US 12,330,734 B2Granted
Active suspension and body wearable device integration
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsEveret Owen Ericksen, Wesley E. Allinger, Evan Peterson
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Abstract
An active suspension system with body wearable device integration is disclosed. The system includes a prosthetic having a shock assembly with at least one active valve and a controller communicatively coupled with the at least one active valve of the shock assembly, the controller configured to communicate damping adjustment information to the at least one active valve of the shock assembly, the damping adjustment information used by said at least one active valve to modify a damping characteristic of the shock assembly.
Claims37
A body wearable device comprising:
- a shock assembly having at least one active valve;
- a controller communicatively coupled with said at least one active valve of said shock assembly, said controller configured to communicate damping adjustment information to said at least one active valve of said shock assembly, said damping adjustment information used by said at least one active valve to modify a damping characteristic of said shock assembly;
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- at least one sensor to communicate sensor data to said controller wherein said controller generates said damping adjustment information based on said sensor data, wherein said at least one sensor is coupled with a vehicle and obtains data related to an operation of said vehicle, said controller further configured to store a plurality of settings for said shock assembly, such that said plurality of settings are available for selection during said operation of said vehicle.
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A wireless active suspension system with body wearable device integration comprising:
- a prosthetic comprising a shock assembly with at least one active valve;
- a controller coupled with a vehicle, said controller in wireless communication with said at least one active valve of said shock assembly to wirelessly communicate damping adjustment information to said at least one active valve of said shock assembly, said damping adjustment information used by said at least one active valve to modify at least one damping characteristic of said shock assembly;
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- at least one sensor to communicate sensor data to said controller wherein said controller generates said damping adjustment information based on said sensor data, wherein said at least one sensor is coupled with said vehicle and obtains data related to an operation of said vehicle, said controller further configured to store a plurality of settings for said shock assembly, such that said plurality of settings are available for selection during said operation of said vehicle.
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An active suspension system with prosthetic integration comprising:
- a prosthetic comprising a shock assembly with at least one active valve;
- at least one sensor to generate sensor data as a vehicle traverses an environment;
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- a controller communicatively coupled with said prosthetic and said at least one sensor, said controller configured to:
- receive said sensor data from said at least one sensor;
- utilize said sensor data corresponding to said vehicle to determine an adjustment to said at least one active valve of said shock assembly;
- communicate said adjustment to said at least one active valve of said shock assembly, said adjustment to modify at least one damping characteristic of said shock assembly;
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- said controller further configured to store a plurality of settings for said shock assembly, such that said plurality of settings are available for selection as said vehicle traverses said environment.
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A vehicle suspension system with orthotic integration comprising:
- an orthotic comprising at least one remotely adjustable damper;
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- a controller coupled with a vehicle, said controller in wireless communication with said at least one remotely adjustable damper to wirelessly communicate adjustment information to said at least one remotely adjustable damper of said orthotic, said adjustment information used by said at least one remotely adjustable damper to modify at least one performance characteristic of said orthotic, said controller further configured to store a plurality of settings for said at least one remotely adjustable damper, such that said plurality of settings are available for selection during use of said orthotic.
A vehicle suspension system with body wearable device integration comprising:
- a body wearable device comprising at least one remotely adjustable damper;
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- a controller coupled with a vehicle, said controller in wireless communication with said at least one remotely adjustable damper of said body wearable device to wirelessly communicate adjustment information to said at least one remotely adjustable damper, said adjustment information used by said at least one remotely adjustable damper to modify at least one performance characteristic of said body wearable device, said controller further configured to store a plurality of settings for said at least one remotely adjustable damper, such that said plurality of settings are available for selection during use of said body wearable device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.