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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian D. Rutkowski, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
David John Rutkowski, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, unknown;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 13/06 (2006.01); B60G 17/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/002 (2013.01); B60G 13/06 (2013.01); B60G 17/08 (2013.01); B60G 2400/20 (2013.01); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2400/7162 (2013.01); B60G 2400/8422 (2013.01); B60G 2400/91 (2013.01); B60G 2500/10 (2013.01); B60G 2800/162 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper control system includes a controller configured to estimate a temperature of a damper fluid based on data relating to heat added to and heat removed from the fluid. At least one damper is operatively coupled to the controller, and the controller is configured to control a size of a damper flow path of the at least one damper based on the estimated temperature. Methods relate to controlling at least one damper based on an estimated temperature of a damper fluid.