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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2009
Tomomichi Nakamura, Mishima, JP;
Tomomichi Nakamura, Mishima, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A suspension system for a vehicle, including: an electromagnetic actuator configured to generate an actuator force and including a sprung-side unit connected to a sprung portion, an unsprung-side unit connected to an unsprung portion, and an electromagnetic motor; a connecting mechanism; and a controller including a target-actuator-force determining portion, the determining portion being configured to determine a target actuator force based on: (a) a required acting force that is a force required to act between the sprung and unsprung portions; and (b) an inertial force of one of the sprung-side and unsprung-side units, while utilizing: a first transfer function by which is outputted an amount of a displacement of the one of the sprung-side and unsprung-side units when the actuator force is inputted; and a second transfer function by which is outputted an actual acting force which actually acts between the sprung and unsprung portions when the displacement amount is inputted.