INFORMATION BASED CONTROLLING OF CHASSIS HEIGHT OF A VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a vehicle system for automatically adjusting the chassis height (H) of a vehicle (1), the method comprising:
- operating height adjusting devices (5) for adjusting the chassis height (H) in relation to one or more axles of the vehicle (1) from a first height level to second height level,characterised inthe operation of height adjusting devices (5) is controlled by positioning and/or condition identification means (10, 11) so as to move the chassis (2) from said first to said second height level in response to receiving from the position identification means (10, 11) an indication to the effect that the vehicle (1) is approaching or has arrived at one of a plurality of predetermined positions (9) and/or positions fulfilling predetermined criteria.
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Abstract
In a method of operating a vehicle system for automatically adjusting the chassis height of a vehicle, height adjusting devices are operated for adjusting the chassis height in relation to one or more axles of the vehicle from a first height level to second height level. The operation of height adjusting devices is controlled by positioning identification devices so as to move the chassis from the first to the second height level in response to receiving from the position identification devices an indication to the effect that the vehicle is approaching or has arrived at one of a plurality of predetermined positions and/or positions fulfilling predetermined criteria. The predetermined positions may be defined by wireless position indicators to be detected by a position detector installed in the vehicle. The position identification devices can include a global navigation system.
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1. A method of operating a vehicle system for automatically adjusting the chassis height (H) of a vehicle (1), the method comprising:
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operating height adjusting devices (5) for adjusting the chassis height (H) in relation to one or more axles of the vehicle (1) from a first height level to second height level, characterised in the operation of height adjusting devices (5) is controlled by positioning and/or condition identification means (10, 11) so as to move the chassis (2) from said first to said second height level in response to receiving from the position identification means (10, 11) an indication to the effect that the vehicle (1) is approaching or has arrived at one of a plurality of predetermined positions (9) and/or positions fulfilling predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. A vehicle (1) comprising;
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height adjusting devices (5) for adjusting the height (H) of the chassis (2) in relation to one or more axles of the vehicle (1), height controlling means for controlling the height of the chassis (2) in relation to the one or more axles, and position identification means (10, 11) for determining the position of the vehicle, characterised in a control device (8) communicating with the position identification means (10, 11), so as to change the level of the height of the chassis (2) from a first to a second height level in response to receiving from the position identification means (10, 11) an indication to the effect that the vehicle (1) is approaching or has arrived at one of a plurality of predetermined positions (9) and/or positions fulfilling predetermined criteria. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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