Process and device for chassis control
First Claim
1. A process for chassis control of a vehicle, the vehicle including a body, a plurality of wheel units and at least one suspension system disposed between the body and a respective one of the wheel units, each said suspension system influencing relative movements between the body and the respective wheel unit, said process comprising the steps of:
- sensing at least one of a relative movement between the body and the respective wheel unit, and an absolute movement of the wheel unit, said sensed movement corresponding to one of a plurality of discrete time segments defining a time period; and
actuating the suspension system during selected ones of said plurality of discrete time segments in one of a braking and accelerating maneuver of the vehicle, each said actuation influencing a momentary normal force between the respective wheel unit and a road surface toward a maximum value.
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Abstract
Suspension systems are actuated during braking and/or acceleration maneuvers whereby each wheel unit has a momentary normal force between the tire and road surface, i.e., the wheel load which is influenced in the direction of its greatest possible value. For that purpose, the progression of the wheel load, specifically the dynamic share, is determined from the sensed movements between the wheel units and the vehicle body and/or from the sensed movements of the wheel units. Results of a frequency analysis of the wheel loads and the time progression, specifically the time derivation of the wheel load, are utilized for adjustment of the suspension systems in the sense described above. The suspension systems between the vehicle body and wheels are during braking and/or acceleration maneuvers actuated whereby the mean spacing between the vehicle body and the wheels units is time-progressively reduced during the braking and/or acceleration maneuvers.
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1. A process for chassis control of a vehicle, the vehicle including a body, a plurality of wheel units and at least one suspension system disposed between the body and a respective one of the wheel units, each said suspension system influencing relative movements between the body and the respective wheel unit, said process comprising the steps of:
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sensing at least one of a relative movement between the body and the respective wheel unit, and an absolute movement of the wheel unit, said sensed movement corresponding to one of a plurality of discrete time segments defining a time period; and actuating the suspension system during selected ones of said plurality of discrete time segments in one of a braking and accelerating maneuver of the vehicle, each said actuation influencing a momentary normal force between the respective wheel unit and a road surface toward a maximum value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A chassis control system for a vehicle, the vehicle including a body, and a plurality of wheel units, said chassis control system comprising:
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means for sensing at least one of a relative movement between the body and the respective wheel unit, and an absolute movement of the wheel unit, said sensed movement corresponding to one of a plurality of discrete time segments defining a time period; at least one suspension system disposed between the body and a respective one of the wheel units, each said suspension system influencing relative movements between the body and the respective wheel unit; and means for actuating the suspension system during selected ones of said plurality of discrete time segments in one of a braking and accelerating maneuver of the vehicle, each said actuation decreasing an average distance between the vehicle body and the respective wheel unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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