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Automatic vehicle suspension system

  • US 3,902,691 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1973
  • Issued: 09/02/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1973
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for the automatic control of the suspension characteristics of the support means of a vehicle traveling along a prepared pathway, said system comprising:

  • an adjustable vehicle support means operative in response to control signals to adjustably couple the body of said vehicle to the path following members of said vehicle to selectively permit adjustment of the lateral position, vertical position and tilt of said body in relation to said path following members;

    at least one data source disposed along said pathway and operative to provide coded information representative of the condition of said pathway lying ahead of said data source;

    communication means operative to receive coded information from said at least one data source; and

    control meAns on board said vehicle and operative in response to said coded information to provide control signals for said vehicle support means to cause adjustment of said suspension characteristics in accordance with the condition of said pathway as represented by said at least one data source.

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