Vehicle height control method and associated vehicle
AssigneeAlstom Transport Technologies
InventorsSacheen DAUSOA, Eric BONNIN
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Abstract
A method controls the height of a floor of a car of a vehicle relative to a platform. The car includes a body provided with a distance sensor, at least one bogie and at least one secondary suspension between the bogie and the body. The method includes measuring the distance between the distance sensor and the platform via the distance sensor, calculating the difference between the height of the platform and the height of the floor from the measured distance, and adjusting the height of the secondary suspension based on the difference.
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A method for controlling the height of a floor of a car of a vehicle relative to a platform, the car comprising a body comprising the floor, at least one bogie and at least one secondary suspension inserted between the bogie and the body, the body being provided with a distance sensor, the sensor being able to measure a distance between said sensor and a platform when the vehicle is parked near said platform,
- the method comprising:
- measuring the distance between the distance sensor and the platform via the distance sensor,
- calculating the difference between the height of the platform and the height of the floor from the distance measured between the distance sensor and the platform, the height of the platform and the height of the floor being taken relative to a same reference point, and
- adjusting the height of the secondary suspension, based on the difference.
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