Control system and method for vehicle suspension
AssigneeJaguar Land Rover Limited
InventorsNipun PAYAGALAGE-DON, James ROBERTSON, Robert NEILSON
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Abstract
A control system for a vehicle is provided, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to receive an acceleration or deceleration demand signal from an automatic cruise control system, and request modification of one or more parameters of the vehicle suspension system in response to the received acceleration or deceleration demand signal. In this way, the vehicle suspension system may be modified in preparation for an acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle, to inhibit or at least reduce the occupants of the vehicle experiencing an undesirable pitching movement of the vehicle during the course of the change in speed of the vehicle.
Claims14
A control system for a vehicle having a vehicle suspension system, the control system comprising one or more controllers, the control system configured to:
- receive an acceleration or deceleration demand signal from an automatic cruise control system;
- and
- request modification of one or more parameters of the vehicle suspension system in response to the received acceleration or deceleration demand signal,
- wherein in the case of an acceleration demand signal the vehicle suspension system is modified to at least partially counteract pitch backwards motion of the vehicle, and in the case of a deceleration demand signal, the vehicle suspension system is modified to at least partially counteract pitch forwards motion of the vehicle.
A method for controlling vehicle suspension, the method comprising:
- receiving an acceleration demand signal from an automatic cruise control system;
- and
- requesting modification of one or more parameters of a vehicle suspension system in response to the received acceleration demand signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.