Vehicle suspension component and inertial measurement unit
AssigneeFox Factory, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Chapluk Garcia, Bobby Lee Smith, JR.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a suspension control method, apparatus, and system for utilizing virtual vehicle dynamics data. The suspension control method includes receiving vehicle dynamics data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU) which is disposed at a first location on a vehicle. Next, virtual vehicle dynamics data is generated where the virtual vehicle dynamics data corresponds to information which would be received from IMU provided IMU was disposed at a second location on the vehicle. Suspension control data configured for use by a suspension component is then generated. The suspension control data is generated using virtual vehicle dynamics data. Finally, suspension control data is output to the suspension component.
Claims20
A suspension control method utilizing virtual vehicle dynamics data, said suspension control method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a processor, vehicle dynamics data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU), wherein said IMU is disposed at a first location on a vehicle;
- generating, by said processor, said virtual vehicle dynamics data, said virtual vehicle dynamics data corresponding to information which would be received from said IMU provided said IMU was disposed at a second location on said vehicle;
- generating, by said processor, suspension control data configured for use by a suspension component, said suspension control data generated using said virtual vehicle dynamics data;
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- outputting, from said processor, said suspension control data to said suspension component.
A suspension control method comprising:
- utilizing a first inertial measurement unit (IMU) to measure vehicle dynamics data for a first location on a vehicle to which said first IMU is coupled;
- utilizing a second inertial measurement unit (IMU) to measure vehicle dynamics data for a second location on said vehicle to which said second IMU is coupled;
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- using a first processor to:
- receive said vehicle dynamics data for said first location on said vehicle from at least said first IMU;
- generate suspension control data configured for use by a first suspension component, said suspension control data configured for use by said first suspension component corresponding to said vehicle dynamics data for said first location from at least said first IMU;
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- output said suspension control data configured for use by said first suspension component.
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