Adjusting automobile suspension system
First Claim
1. An adjusting vehicle suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis and an individual suspension system at each wheel of the vehicle comprisingsensing means at each wheel of the vehicle to sense the height of the vehicle chassis with respect to each said wheel;
- sensing means on said vehicle to sense changes in steering wheel direction of said vehicle;
sensing means on said vehicle to sense centrifugal force acting on said vehicle;
control means carried by said vehicle to receive the sensed changes in vehicle height with respect to each said wheel, changes in steering wheel direction of said vehicle and centrifugal force acting on said vehicle;
said control means including means for controlling camber adjustment means at each said wheel to effect changes in wheel camber to maintain optimum road contact between each said wheel and the road according to a predetermined camber for each wheel based on a correlation of the centrifugal force acting on the vehicle displacement of the vehicle sensed at each wheel.
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Abstract
An adjusting automobile suspension system providing a controlled camber response to the attitude of a vehicle, for example when the vehicle is navigating a turn. The system includes sensors that monitor the magnitude of centrifugal and vertical forces on the vehicle, the direction and degree that the steering wheel is being turned and camber of each wheel with respect to the vehicle body. In response to the sensed change in the vehicle'"'"'s attitude, monitored by a central control processor, a series of servo mechanisms are activated to alter the camber of each wheel to maximize tire contact with the road.
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10 Claims
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1. An adjusting vehicle suspension system for a vehicle having a chassis and an individual suspension system at each wheel of the vehicle comprising
sensing means at each wheel of the vehicle to sense the height of the vehicle chassis with respect to each said wheel; -
sensing means on said vehicle to sense changes in steering wheel direction of said vehicle; sensing means on said vehicle to sense centrifugal force acting on said vehicle; control means carried by said vehicle to receive the sensed changes in vehicle height with respect to each said wheel, changes in steering wheel direction of said vehicle and centrifugal force acting on said vehicle; said control means including means for controlling camber adjustment means at each said wheel to effect changes in wheel camber to maintain optimum road contact between each said wheel and the road according to a predetermined camber for each wheel based on a correlation of the centrifugal force acting on the vehicle displacement of the vehicle sensed at each wheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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