Vehicle active suspension control system and method
OwnerJim KELLY, Luke BIRCH +1inventors
InventorsJim KELLY, Luke BIRCH, 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 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 ingress/egress of passengers and/or cargo; receive information indicative that the ingress/egress is to occur with the vehicle on a sloped surface; and control the active suspension to reduce an angle of the vehicle body relative to horizontal, for the ingress/egress on the sloped surface.
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A control system for controlling an active suspension of a vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to:
- determine a difference in height and/or angle, between the vehicle body and an ingress/egress surface;
- and
- control the active suspension to reduce the difference in height and/or angle between the vehicle body and an ingress/egress surface.
A method of controlling an active suspension of a vehicle comprising a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels, the method comprising:
- determining a difference in height and/or angle, between the vehicle body and an ingress/egress surface;
- and
- controlling the active suspension to reduce the difference in height and/or angle between the vehicle body and the ingress/egress surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.