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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Christophe Lauwerys, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Jan Swevers, Meldert, BE;
Inventors:
Christophe Lauwerys, Kessel-Lo, BE;
Jan Swevers, Meldert, BE;
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/018 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling a shock absorber system of a vehicle that includes a plurality of controlled shock absorbers linearizes the system. The method includes transforming original control inputs of the shock absorbers into virtual damper force input signals based on a bilinear damper characteristic. The system dynamics are then decoupled into modal components using static decoupling matrices, and the system is controlled with a linear decentralized controller.