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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 04, 2001
Olivier Raynauld, Senlis, FR;
David J. Barta, Dayton, OH (US);
David Andrew Shal, Bellbrook, OH (US);
Alexander Apostolos, Kronberg, DE;
Olivier Valee, Paris, FR;
Darin Duane Delinger, Tipp City, OH (US);
Albert Victor Fratini, Evanston, IL (US);
Chinh Trong Nguyen, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer readable medium storing a computer program is provided for independent control of a variable force damper system. The variable force damper system can be applied to control a vehicle suspension system. The system provides individual wheel control independent of vehicle body forces. In operation, at least one relative velocity signal and at least one body demand force is received. At least one body damper command is determined based on the body demand force. At least one wheel motion indicating parameter is determined based on the relative velocity signal. At least one wheel damper command is determined based on the wheel motion indicating parameter and a damper command is determined based on the larger of the body damper command and the wheel damper command.