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US 2024/0400099 A1Published application
Switchable ride frequency for bidirectional vehicles
AssigneeZoox, Inc.
InventorsJohannes Edren, Johannes Andreas Huennekens
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Abstract
A bidirectional vehicle may be capable of traveling in either of two directions and may change its direction of travel at any point for various reasons. In response to a change in the direction of travel, systems of a bidirectional vehicle may adjust one or more suspension components using various techniques to configure the vehicle with a higher ride frequency at the trailing axle than at the leading axle to enhance the ride quality and handling capabilities of the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first suspension subsystem associated with a first axle of the vehicle;
- a second suspension subsystem associated with a second axle of the vehicle;
- and
- a vehicle computing system comprising one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions executable by the one or more processors, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the vehicle computing system to perform operations comprising:
- determining that the vehicle has changed its direction of travel;
- and
- based at least in part on determining that the vehicle has changed its direction of travel:
- adjusting a first adjustment component of the first suspension subsystem;
- and
- adjusting a second adjustment component of the second suspension subsystem.
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A method comprising:
- determining a direction of travel of a vehicle;
- and
- based at least in part on the direction of travel:
- adjusting a first adjustment component of a first suspension subsystem associated with a first axle of the vehicle;
- and
- adjusting a second adjustment component of a second suspension subsystem associated with a second axle of the vehicle.
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A vehicle suspension system comprising:
- a first suspension component configured at a first axle of a vehicle;
- a second suspension component configured at a second axle of the vehicle;
- and
- a suspension controller communicatively connected to the first suspension component and the second suspension component and configured to perform operations comprising:
- determining a direction of travel of the vehicle;
- and
- based at least in part on the direction of travel:
- adjusting the first suspension component;
- and
- adjusting the second suspension component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.