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Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 17, 2018
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Chris Paiva, Novi, MI (US);

Tom Sawarynski, West Bloomfield, MI (US);

Steven Thompson, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Daniel Collins, Grass Lake, MI (US);

Geoffrey Bossio, Beverly Hills, MI (US);

Jason Wallace Michener, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 17/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); B60G 17/0182 (2013.01); B60G 17/01933 (2013.01); B60G 17/06 (2013.01); B60G 2400/204 (2013.01); B60G 2400/821 (2013.01); B60G 2400/954 (2013.01); B60G 2500/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus to adjust vehicle suspension damping are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a sensor interface to obtain wheel position information and vehicle speed information from sensors associated with wheels of a vehicle and obtain throttle position information. The apparatus further includes a parameter analyzer to determine a compression damping command based on the wheel position information, the vehicle speed information, and the throttle position information and an instruction generator to adjust a damping system of the vehicle based on the compression damping command.


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