Vehicle suspension control system

A vehicle suspension system, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors connected to the vehicle;
• a plurality of continuously variable dampers connected to the vehicle;
• and
• a controller in electrical communication with the sensors and dampers, said controller being operative to:
• receive sensor signals from the sensors;
• generate heave, pitch and roll acceleration signals, heave, pitch and roll actual velocity signals, and heave, pitch and roll velocity amplitude level signals based on the received sensor signals;
• calculate a heave control signal, a pitch control signal and a roll control signal based on the acceleration, actual velocity and velocity amplitude level signals;
• and
• adjust the continuously variable dampers in accordance with the calculated heave, pitch and roll control signals.

A method for controlling continuously variable dampers in a vehicle suspension system, comprising:

• receiving sensor signals from the vehicle;
• generating heave, pitch and roll acceleration signals, heave, pitch and roll actual velocity signals, and heave, pitch and roll velocity amplitude level signals based on the received sensor signals;
• calculating a heave control signal, a pitch control signal and a roll control signal in accordance with the following formula:
• ##EQU2## where G.sub.vel is a velocity gain, vel is the actual velocity, rf is a rounding factor, vel.sub.-- level is the velocity amplitude level, G.sub.acc is an acceleration gain, and acc is the acceleration for the respective heave, pitch or roll mode;
• and
• adjusting the continuously variable dampers in accordance with the calculated control signals.