Adaptive suspension control for a motor vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsYoussef GHONEIM, Veit HELD
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Abstract
A suspension control system for a motor vehicle having a chassis and wheels connected to the chassis by a suspension system the stiffness of which is variable under the control of the suspension control system comprises a controller adapted to modify autonomously the stiffness of the suspension system depending on a current state of motion of the vehicle.
Claims14
A system for controlling a suspension of a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a wheel;
- a suspension system coupling the wheel and the chassis;
- and
- a suspension control system adapted to control a variable stiffness of the suspension system, the suspension control system comprising a controller adapted to autonomously modify the variable stiffness of the suspension system depending on a current state of motion of the motor vehicle.
A method for controlling a stiffness of a suspension system in a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of
- determining a current state of motion of the motor vehicle;
- and
- setting the stiffness of the suspension system to a value associated to the current state of motion when a change of the current state of motion is observed.
A computer readable medium embodying a program product, said program product comprising:
- a stiffness control program for controlling a stiffness of a suspension in a motor vehicle, the stiffness control program configured to:
- determine a current state of motion of the motor vehicle;
- and
- set the stiffness of a suspension system to a value associated to the current state of motion when a change of the current state of motion is observed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.