Method and apparatus for control and regulation of a vehicle chassis having an adjustable damper
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Schramm, Rene Schenk
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process and a device for suspension control on vehicles, in which the reference damping force (reference value) for at least one adjustable damper with flow-resistance-damped piston is calculated from at least one status variable and is used for actuating the damper. It is proposed for the use of a damper of simple design that the actual value of the piston speed (x.sub.ar) of the damper is fed to the damper by means of a family of characteristic curves, taking into account the calculated reference damping force (F.sub.d ref), for the purpose of setting its adjustable through-flow cross-section (q).
Claims13
A method for at least one of control and regulation of a suspension system on a vehicle, said suspension system including at least one adjustable damper having a piston and an adjustable flow cross section, said method comprising the steps of:
- calculating a reference damping force for said damper, said reference damping force dependent on at least one variable of state, said variable of state including an actual value of a velocity of a said piston;
- transmitting said actual value of said piston velocity to a storage and processing device (8, 10) including mapped data representing characteristic curves of an actual damping force (Fdact), said storage and processing device simulating said actual damping force (Fdact) in said damper utilizing said mapped data;
- generating a control signal with a controller, said control signal dependent on said reference damping force (Fdref) and said actual damping force (Fdact);
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- transmitting said control signal to said damper for adjusting of said adjustable flow cross section, and to said storage and processing device (8, 10) as an input thereto.
A method for at least one of control and regulation of a chassis on a vehicle, said chassis including at least one adjustable damper having a piston and an adjustable flow cross section, said method comprising the steps of determining a reference damping force for said piston dependent on at least one variable of state, said variable of state including an actual value of a velocity of said piston;
- and adjusting said adjustable flow cross section dependent on said actual value of said piston velocity and a said reference damping force;
- wherein the improvement comprises the steps of:
- generating a control signal dependent on an actual damping force and said reference damping force;
- generating a signal representing said actual damping force in a storage and processing device (10) dependent on said actual value of said piston velocity and said control signal;
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- adjusting said adjustable flow cross section dependent on said control signal.
A device for at least one of control and regulation of a chassis on a vehicle, comprising at least one adjustable damper having a piston and an adjustable flow cross section, means for determining a reference damping force for said piston dependent on at least one variable of state, said variable of state including an actual value of a velocity of said piston;
- and means for adjusting said adjustable flow cross section dependent on said actual value of said piston velocity and a said reference damping force;
- wherein the improvement comprises:
- means for generating a control signal dependent on an actual damping force and said reference damping force;
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- a storage and processing device (10) for generating a signal representing said actual damping force dependent on said actual value of said piston velocity and said control signal;
- said adjusting means adjusting said adjustable flow cross section dependent on said control signal.
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