Method for vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication
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1. A vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication method, comprising:
- processing data input sets associated with usage of a suspension system, said data input sets selected to model a magnitude factor and a duration factor, wherein said magnitude factor comprises a rough road measurement and a vehicle speed measurement, and wherein said rough road measurement originates from one of a variable wheel rotation measurement determined using an anti-lock braking subsystem and an accelerometer input determined using a suspension monitoring subsystem, said processing including conversion of said data input sets into a cumulative wear estimate; and
providing an indication of wear based upon the cumulative wear estimate.
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Abstract
A vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication method includes processing data inputs from a suspension system and converting the data inputs into a cumulative wear estimate. The data inputs are selected to model a magnitude factor and a duration factor related to the operation of the suspension system.
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1. A vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication method, comprising:
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processing data input sets associated with usage of a suspension system, said data input sets selected to model a magnitude factor and a duration factor, wherein said magnitude factor comprises a rough road measurement and a vehicle speed measurement, and wherein said rough road measurement originates from one of a variable wheel rotation measurement determined using an anti-lock braking subsystem and an accelerometer input determined using a suspension monitoring subsystem, said processing including conversion of said data input sets into a cumulative wear estimate; and providing an indication of wear based upon the cumulative wear estimate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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14. A vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication method, comprising:
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receiving data input sets comprising a rough road measurement, a vehicle speed, and a durational measurement at discrete intervals, wherein said rough road measurement originates from a variable wheel rotation measurement determined using an anti-lock braking subsystem; processing said data input sets to generate an accumulated normalized rough road function, said accumulated normalized rough road function operative to track wear upon said suspension system; and utilizing said accumulated normalized rough road function to predict maintenance requirements of a suspension system, said maintenance requirements associated with projected suspension system component life spans. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18)
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