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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Allen Joseph Pauli, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Patrick Joseph Dwan, South Lyon, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method (,) of testing a ride control suspension component of a vehicle. The method comprises the steps of setting a vehicle suspension to a first ride mode (,), raising the first suspension to a first height (,), releasing fluid from the first suspension to lower the first suspension (,), and measuring a parameter during the lowering of the first suspension (,). The method further includes the steps of setting the first suspension to a second ride mode which is different than the first ride mode (,), raising the first suspension for a second time (,), releasing pressure from the first suspension to lower the first suspension for a second time (,), measuring a second parameter during the lowering of the first suspension (,), comparing the first and second parameters (,), and determining the condition of a suspension component based on the comparison (,).