End stop damping control systems and methods

A damping control method comprising:

• selectively closing a first valve when a position of a plunger is between (a) a first reference position within a first chamber and (b) a first end stop of a damping chamber that defines a boundary of the first chamber;
• the damping chamber connected to one of (a) a body of a vehicle and (b) a wheel of the vehicle;
• a piston being slidably disposed within the damping chamber and including:
• a piston rod that is connected to the other one of (a) the body of the vehicle and (b) the wheel of the vehicle;
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• the plunger, the plunger connected to the piston rod and dividing the damping chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber;
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• the first valve regulating hydraulic fluid flow out of the first chamber;
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• selectively closing a second valve when the position of the plunger is between (a) a second reference position within the second chamber and (b) a second end stop of the damping chamber that defines a boundary of the second chamber,
• the second valve regulating hydraulic fluid flow out of the second chamber.

A damping control method comprising:

• selectively closing a first valve when a position of a plunger is between (a) a first reference position within a first chamber and (b) a first end stop of a damping chamber that defines a boundary of the first chamber;
• the damping chamber connected to one of (a) a body of a vehicle and (b) a wheel of the vehicle;
• a piston being slidably disposed within the damping chamber and including:
• a piston rod that is connected to the other one of (a) the body of the vehicle and (b) the wheel of the vehicle;
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• the plunger, the plunger connected to the piston rod and dividing the damping chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber;
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• the first valve regulating hydraulic fluid flow out of the first chamber;
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• when the position is between (a) the first reference position within the first chamber and (b) the first end stop of the damping chamber:
• determining a command for closing of the first valve based on the position;
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• selectively closing the first valve based on the command.