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ADAPTIVE ACTIVE SUSPENSION AND AWARE VEHICLE NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20100324781A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2009
  • Published: 12/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aware vehicle network system for one or more vehicles having an adaptive active suspension, comprising:

  • at least one vehicle having a vehicle position detector for determining a vehicle position of said at least one vehicle and a road condition detector for determining road condition information for any given position determined by said vehicle position detector, said at least one vehicle also having a transmitter for sending said road condition information determined by said road condition detector and said vehicle position determined by said vehicle position detector over a vehicle communication network;

    a network device having a transceiver for receiving said road condition information and said vehicle position from said transmitter of said at least one vehicle over said vehicle communication network, said network device calculating ideal active suspension parameters based on said road condition information and said vehicle position received from said at least one vehicle, said network device sending said ideal active suspension parameters over said vehicle communication network via said transceiver; and

    at least another vehicle having an adaptive active suspension and a receiver for receiving said ideal suspension parameters from said network device, said adaptive active suspension adjusted based on said ideal suspension parameters received from said network device.

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