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Look ahead vehicle suspension system

  • US 10,479,158 B2
  • Filed: 06/19/2018
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wheel-based vehicle configured to travel along a roadway environment, the wheel-based vehicle comprising:

  • a first independent suspension element configured to service a first wheel with a first suspension setting;

    a second independent suspension element configured to service a second wheel with a second suspension setting;

    at least one electromagnetic sensing device disposed and configured to capture electromagnetic waves reflected off of the roadway environment;

    processing circuitry configured to, based on the captured electromagnetic waves and vehicle motion data, predict a first time at which the first wheel will contact a first roadway condition, and a second time at which the second wheel will contact a second roadway condition; and

    the processing circuitry being configured to accommodate the first roadway condition by configuring the first independent suspension element to a third suspension setting, the third suspension setting differing from the first suspension setting.

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