AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING THE AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM AND VERIFY DOWNFORCE ESTIMATION BASED ON ELECTRIC MOTOR CURRENT
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining, via a controller, a first expected downforce acting on an aerodynamic element of a vehicle based, at least in part, on a current position of the aerodynamic element relative to a vehicle body of a vehicle, wherein an actuation mechanism comprising an electric motor is operatively coupled to the aerodynamic element;
determining, via the controller, a second expected downforce acting on the aerodynamic element of the vehicle based, at least in part, on an electrical current used to move the electric motor in order to move the aerodynamic element from the current position to another position;
determining a deviation, via the controller, based, at least in part, on the first expected downforce and the second expected downforce; and
controlling, via the controller, the aerodynamic element based, at least in part, on the deviation.
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Abstract
A method can be executed to diagnose an aerodynamic system and includes the following steps: (a) determining, via a controller, a first expected downforce acting on an aerodynamic element of a vehicle based, at least in part, on a current position of the aerodynamic element relative to a vehicle body of the vehicle, wherein an electric motor is operatively coupled to the aerodynamic element; (b) determining, via the controller, a second expected downforce acting on the aerodynamic element of the vehicle based, at least in part, on an electrical current used to move the electric motor in order to move the aerodynamic element from the current position to another position; (c) determining a deviation, via the controller, based on the first expected downforce and the second expected downforce; and (d) controlling, via the controller, the aerodynamic element based, at least in part, on the deviation.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, via a controller, a first expected downforce acting on an aerodynamic element of a vehicle based, at least in part, on a current position of the aerodynamic element relative to a vehicle body of a vehicle, wherein an actuation mechanism comprising an electric motor is operatively coupled to the aerodynamic element; determining, via the controller, a second expected downforce acting on the aerodynamic element of the vehicle based, at least in part, on an electrical current used to move the electric motor in order to move the aerodynamic element from the current position to another position; determining a deviation, via the controller, based, at least in part, on the first expected downforce and the second expected downforce; and controlling, via the controller, the aerodynamic element based, at least in part, on the deviation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body; an aerodynamic element movably coupled to the vehicle body; an actuation mechanism comprising an electric motor coupled to the aerodynamic element; a controller in communication with the electric motor, wherein the controller is programmed to; determine a first expected downforce acting on the aerodynamic element of the vehicle based, at least in part, on a current position of the aerodynamic element relative to the vehicle body; determine a second expected downforce acting on the aerodynamic element of the vehicle based, at least in part, on an electrical current used to actuate the electric motor in order to move the aerodynamic element from the current position to another position; determine a deviation based, at least in part, on the first expected downforce and the second expected downforce; and control the aerodynamic element based, at least in part, on the deviation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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