Suspension control system to facilitate wheel motions during parking
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsEric H. Tseng, Davor Hrovat, Jianbo Lu, Mitch McConnell, Matthias Dehmel, Michael Seemann, Fredrick V. Owens
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Abstract
A method for controlling a vehicle includes the step of determining if a curb parking operation is feasible for the vehicle. If a curb parking operation is deemed infeasible, an operator of the vehicle is notified that curb parking is infeasible. If a curb parking operation is deemed feasible, actuatable elements of the vehicle are controlled to facilitate the curb parking operation.
Claims20
A method for controlling an active suspension system of a vehicle during a curb parking operation, so as to position a portion of the vehicle on a street and a portion of the vehicle on a curb, comprising steps of:
- activating a curb parking function of the active suspension system;
- acquiring inputs pertinent to the curb parking operation;
- determining, by a controller, if a curb parking operation is feasible for the vehicle;
- if a curb parking operation is deemed infeasible, notifying an operator of the vehicle that the curb parking operation is infeasible;
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- if a curb parking operation is deemed feasible, controlling actuatable elements of the active suspension system to facilitate curb parking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.