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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2009
Takashi Furuichi, Wako, JP;
Daijirou Endou, Wako, JP;
Takafumi Kato, Wako, JP;
Toshimitsu Kaji, Wako, JP;
Takashi Furuichi, Wako, JP;
Daijirou Endou, Wako, JP;
Takafumi Kato, Wako, JP;
Toshimitsu Kaji, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a control device for controlling a variable element of a wheel suspension system, the variable suspension element associated with one of the wheels is controlled at least according to an output of a sensor associated with a different one of the wheels. The output of the sensor may include a sprung mass speed of a vehicle part associated with each wheel. The variable suspension element may include a variable damping force damper or a variable spring constant spring. Thereby, an undesired response of a vehicle body can be avoided even when a vehicle is subjected to an uneven distribution of wheel loads such as when the vehicle is traveling over a slanted road surface or making a turn.