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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Michael J. Higgins-luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Yuesheng LU, Farmington Hill, MI (US);
Duane W. Gebauer, Gregory, MI (US);
Michael J. Higgins-Luthman, Livonia, MI (US);
Yuesheng Lu, Farmington Hill, MI (US);
Duane W. Gebauer, Gregory, MI (US);
Magna Electronics Inc., Holly, MI (US);
Abstract
A predictive suspension system for a vehicle includes an imaging sensor, and energy source and a control. The imaging sensor is disposed at a vehicle and has a generally downward field of view, with the field of view encompassing an area forward of a tire of the vehicle. The energy source is operable to emit illumination in at least one linear pattern so that the linear pattern is projected onto a portion of the area forward of the tire of the vehicle that is encompassed by the field of view of the imaging sensor. The control processes image data captured by the imaging sensor and detects surface irregularities on a surface in front of the vehicle tire in response to the image processing.