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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2011
Yvonne Baeumchen, Duisburg, DE;
Michael Seemann, Cologne, DE;
Marc Suermann, Duisburg, DE;
Markus Schommer, Friedrichsthal, DE;
Uwe Hoffmann, Leverkusen, DE;
Russ Lee Norton, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Yvonne Baeumchen, Duisburg, DE;
Michael Seemann, Cologne, DE;
Marc Suermann, Duisburg, DE;
Markus Schommer, Friedrichsthal, DE;
Uwe Hoffmann, Leverkusen, DE;
Russ Lee Norton, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system for operating a motor vehicle is described. In one example, spring rates for suspension springs and damping rates for shock absorbers are adjusted in response to vertical acceleration, longitudinal angular acceleration, and lateral angular acceleration of a vehicle body in the absence of accelerometers. The system and method may improve vehicle driving dynamics and lower system cost as compared to other systems.