Method and system for manipulating the movement of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle controllable or adjustable with respect to its movement processes and vehicle

A system for manipulating the movement of a vehicle body of a motor vehicle controllable or adjustable in its movement processes, the system comprising:

• sensors which detect the movement of the vehicle body,
• controllable or adjustable actuators arranged between the vehicle body and the vehicle wheels, and
• a shock absorber control unit by means of which the sensor signals are processed and a control signal adjusts the operation of the actuators,
• wherein the shock absorber control unit comprises modules generating the control signal for the actuators based at least in part on the sensor signals,
• wherein the control signal further depends on user-selectable requirements for the movement of the vehicle body including at least a selectable demand for sportiness and a selectable demand for driving safety and further depends on at least one of the following:
• current and anticipated driving conditions, loading conditions, energy states, and driver activities;
• and
• wherein the modules employ status dependent control algorithms using status dependent filters and status dependent longitudinal and lateral dynamics modules for quasi-stationary and for dynamic processes.

A method for moderating movement of a vehicle body of a motor the method comprising the steps of:

• detecting the movement of the vehicle body by means of sensors;
• feeding sensor signals corresponding to detected sensor values to a shock absorber control unit;
• generating a control signal with the shock absorber control unit based at least in part on the detected sensor values;
• and
• controlling actuators with the control signal to moderate the movement of the vehicle body;
• wherein the control signal further depends on status dependent control algorithms, the status including selectable requirements for the movement of the vehicle body and driving safety requirements;
• the status dependent control algorithms are executed in the shock absorber control unit using different time patterns, including a fast pattern comprising a time pattern between 0.5 ms and 5 ms or a 1 ms pattern and a 5 ms pattern, a slow pattern comprising a time pattern >5 ms or a 10 ms pattern and a 100 ms pattern, and
• the control signal further depends on at least one of the following:
• current and anticipated driving conditions, loading conditions, energy states, and driver activities.