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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1984
Kenneth R Meloche, Warren, MI (US);
James G McLeish, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Herbert A Libkie, Romeo, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A level control system for a wheeled motor vehicle with sprung and unsprung masses, an accessory the activation of which indicates the probability of an associated vehicle load change, fluid power apparatus activatable to level the sprung mass relative to the unsprung mass and sensor apparatus effective to periodically indicate a trim or out-of-trim level condition according to predetermined criteria further comprises apparatus defining a service mode with a time period shorter than a predetermined activation time of the fluid power apparatus which avoids overshoot in level adjustment, a cruise mode with a time period longer than the out-of-trim duration of a predetermined long highway feature and a decision mode with a time period of duration intermediate the service and cruise time period durations and longer than the period of sprung mass oscillation during vehicle movement. It further comprises logic control apparatus effective to select from the service, cruise and decision time modes for the determination of trim level condition based on the previous mode, the trim level determination in the previous period and detection of an actuation of the accessory, with the decision mode being selected upon the initiation of system operation and as an intermediate step between service and cruise modes.