System and method for automatic control of the ride height setting on a road-going vehicle
AssigneeEngine Control and Monitoring
InventorsRonald S. Patrick, Alan R. Eaton
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Abstract
A method for automatically controlling the ride height system of a road going vehicle, based on the proximity of the vehicle to specified waypoints defined by the user. Waypoints are added or deleted by the user via a user interface. A program loop continually checks the proximity of the road going vehicle to the waypoints defined by the user and triggers the vehicle ride height system when the vehicle approaches a stored waypoint.
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A method for automatically controlling the ride height system of a road-going vehicle comprising:
- receiving, at a road-going vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received GPS data;
- a user interface allowing user-defined waypoints;
- retrieving said user-defined waypoints;
- and automatically modifying the ride height system of said road-going vehicle;
- based upon the proximity of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
A method for automatically controlling the ride height of a road-going vehicle comprising:
- receiving, at a road-going vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received GPS data;
- a user interface allowing user-defined waypoints;
- retrieving said user-defined waypoints;
- actuators to actuate the ride height of said road-going vehicle;
- automatically modifying the ride height of said road-going vehicle, based upon the proximity of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
A method for automatically controlling the ride height system of a road-going vehicle comprising:
- receiving, at a road-going vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received GPS data;
- retrieving user-defined waypoints;
- and automatically modifying the ride height setting of said ride height system of said road-going vehicle, based upon a certain proximity of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
A system for controlling the ride height system of a road-going vehicle, said system comprising:
- means for wirelessly receiving location data concerning the current location of said road-going vehicle;
- means for storing street map information;
- means for determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received location data;
- means for identifying street map information associated with the determined location;
- means for outputting at least one signal to modify said ride height system of said road-going vehicle based on a certain proximity of said road-going vehicle to at least one user-defined waypoint.
A system for automatically controlling the ride height of a road-going vehicle, said system comprising:
- means for wirelessly receiving location data concerning the location;
- means for storing street map information;
- means for determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received location data;
- means for identifying street map information associated with the determined location;
- means for the user to define waypoints in the user interface of the road-going vehicle;
- means for comparing said determined location of the road-going vehicle to said waypoints;
- means for outputting at least one signal to modify the ride height of said road-going vehicle based on a defined proximity of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
Software, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform at least the following operations:
- receiving, at a road-going vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data;
- determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received GPS data;
- retrieving user-defined waypoints;
- comparing said user-defined waypoints with said received GPS data;
- and automatically outputting a signal representing an adjustment to the ride height system of said road-going vehicle, based on a user-defined proximity of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
Software, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform at least the following operations:
- receiving, at a road-going vehicle, global positioning system (GPS) data;
- determining a location of said road-going vehicle based on said received GPS data;
- retrieving user definable waypoints;
- comparing said user-defined waypoints with determined location, selecting a ride height adjustment system;
- and automatically outputting a signal representing an adjustment to the ride height system, based on a user-defined proximity trigger of said road-going vehicle to said user-defined waypoints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.