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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey E. Pierfelice, Canton, MI (US);
Mark A. Jotanovic, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2013.01); B60C 23/002 (2013.01); B60W 40/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for a vehicle includes a vehicle support subsystem in communication with the GPS subsystem, the vehicle support subsystem operable in response to the GPS subsystem. The system can control a vehicle characteristic (e.g., tire inflation pressure, suspension system, suspension damping system, ride height adjustment system) based at least in part on terrain obtained from a global positioning system (GPS), current weather information, and/or historical weather information.