Undercarriage control system
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorWerner Pochmuller
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the undercarriage of a vehicle with means for adjusting vehicle parameters, such as, for example, the spring travel or the spring constant, in accordance with computed control signals. A signal receiving means receives signals from the environment of the vehicle and converts the signals into environmental signals. A signal processing means determines vehicle-related data from the environmental signals and a computing means computes the control signals for the vehicle control system with the aid of the vehicle-related data.
Claims15
A apparatus for controlling the undercarriage of a vehicle, said apparatus comprising
- a means for adjusting undercarriage parameters in accordance with computed control signals,
- signal receiving means for receiving signals from an environment surrounding the vehicle and for converting the received signals into environmental signals,
- signal processing means for determining road-related data from said environmental signals, and
- computing means for computing control signals for the undercarriage control system based on said road-related data and for controlling the adjustment of said undercarriage parameters.
A method for controlling the undercarriage of a vehicle which includes an undercarriage control system, said method comprising:
- receiving signals from an environment surrounding the vehicle,
- converting the received signals into environmental signals
- determining road-related data from the environmental signals;
- computing control signals for the undercarriage control system using the road-related data;
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- adjusting vehicle parameters using the control signal.
A vehicle including an apparatus for controlling an undercarriage of the vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
- a means for adjusting undercarriage parameters in accordance with computed control signals,
- a signal receiving means for receiving signals from an environment surrounding the vehicle and for converting the received signals into environmental signals,
- a signal processing means for determining road-related data from said environmental signals, and
- computing means for computing control signals based upon said road-related data and for controlling adjustment of said undercarriage parameters.
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