Vehicle active suspension control system and method
OwnerLuke BIRCH, Jim KELLY +1inventors
InventorsLuke BIRCH, Jim KELLY, Dennis LAUSECKER
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to a method and to a control system for controlling an active suspension of a road vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to: receive information indicative of a requirement for positive or negative vehicle acceleration in a first axis; and control the active suspension to commence modifying an angle of the vehicle body relative to the plurality of wheels about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in dependence on the receiving an indication, before commencement of the vehicle acceleration.
Claims18
A control system to control an active suspension of a road vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to:
- receive information indicative of a requirement for positive or negative vehicle acceleration in a first axis;
- and
- control the active suspension to commence modifying an angle of the vehicle body relative to the plurality of wheels about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in dependence on the receiving an indication, before commencement of the vehicle acceleration;
- wherein the one or more controllers collectively comprise:
- at least one electronic processor having an electrical input for receiving the information;
- and
- at least one electronic memory device electrically coupled to the at least one electronic processor and having instructions stored therein;
- and wherein the at least one electronic processor is configured to access the at least one memory device and execute the instructions thereon so as to cause the control system to control the active suspension in dependence on the receiving information.
A method of controlling an active suspension of a road vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels, the method comprising:
- receiving information indicative of a requirement for positive or negative vehicle acceleration in a first axis;
- and
- controlling the active suspension to commence modifying an angle of the vehicle body relative to the plurality of wheels about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis in dependence on the receiving an indication, before commencement of the vehicle acceleration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.