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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
David K. Platner, Shelby, MI (US);
Kurt A. Burmeister, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ragnar Ledesma, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Steven R. Miller, Louisville, OH (US);
Mark P. Reynolds, Birmingham, MI (US);
Monte G. Williams, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Thomas Hughes, Cheshire, GB;
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for floating an upper vehicle part from a lower vehicle frame includes a primary floating device, coupled to either the upper vehicle part or the lower vehicle frame, floats the upper vehicle part freely separate from the lower vehicle frame. A plurality of sensors sense appropriate road inputs. An electronic control unit, coupled to the primary floating device and the plurality of sensors, receives the road inputs and generates control signals for controlling the primary floating device in order to minimize movement of the upper vehicle part with respect to the lower vehicle frame.