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Suspension control device

  • US 9,662,955 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2012
  • Issued: 05/30/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle suspension control system comprising a vehicle-mounted camera system having a forward facing camera, the system being configured to repeatedly capture an image of the scene ahead of the vehicle, wherein the system is further configured to:

  • identify topographical features in the scene;

    identify the speed of the vehicle; and

    automatically adjust suspension parameters of the vehicle in advance of the vehicle travelling over said topographical features by controlling the suspension to assume either a highway setting or one of a plurality of off-road settings different from said highway setting,wherein said automatically adjusting suspension parameters comprises selecting an off-road setting from said plurality of off-road settings such that both the nature of said features and an expected speed of the vehicle when it reaches said features are taken into account in combination when selecting the off-road setting.

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