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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Heishiro Toyoda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Erlanger, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60G 17/04 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60G 17/018 (2013.01); B60G 17/0416 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2600/1876 (2013.01); B60G 2800/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method for communicating motion intention of a vehicle to other road users. The method can include receiving a signal indicating a motion intention of the vehicle, and controlling a suspension system of the vehicle to create a vehicle posture according to the motion intention of the vehicle to show the motion intention of the vehicle to other road users.