System for Regulating the Position of the Chassis of a Motor Vehicle
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsKlaus Voigtlaender, Lars von Jakubowski
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Abstract
A system for regulating the position of a chassis of a motor vehicle has actuators which are to be set via actuating signals of a regulating and control unit, the position of the chassis or a part of the chassis being recorded via a gap sensor, and an adjustment is carried out via the actuators in case the measured sensor signals of the gap sensor deviate from specified setpoint values. On the vehicle's underside, at least three displacement measuring sensor device are located at positions that are at a distance from one another, each sensor device having a gap sensor that works in a contactless manner, via which at least two displacement measurements are able to be carried out in different directions.
Claims14
1-14. (canceled)
A system for regulating a position of a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- actuators situated on the chassis, wherein the actuators are configured to be set via actuating signals of a control unit;
- at least three gap sensors configured to operate in a contactless manner, wherein each gap sensor is configured to record the position of one of the chassis or a component connected to the chassis, and wherein an adjustment of at least one of the actuators is carried out if a measured sensor signal of one of the gap sensors deviates from a specified setpoint value;
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- at least three displacement measuring sensor devices located at three separate positions on the underside of the vehicle, wherein each displacement measuring sensor device includes one of the three gap sensors configured to operate in a contactless manner, and wherein each gap sensor is configured to perform at least two displacement measurements in different directions.
A method for regulating a position of a chassis of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- setting actuators situated on the chassis via actuating signals of a control unit;
- providing at least three gap sensors configured to operate in a contactless manner, wherein each gap sensor records the position of one of the chassis or a component connected to the chassis;
- performing an adjustment of at least one of the actuators if a measured sensor signal of one of the gap sensors deviates from a specified setpoint value;
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- providing at least three displacement measuring sensor devices located at three separate positions on the underside of the vehicle, wherein each displacement measuring sensor device includes one of the three gap sensors configured to operate in a contactless manner, and wherein each gap sensor performs at least two displacement measurements in different directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.