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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Eric H. Tseng, Canton, MI (US);
Davor Hrovat, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Mitch McConnell, Temperance, MI (US);
Matthias Dehmel, Pulheim, DE;
Michael Seemann, Cologne, DE;
Fredrick V. Owens, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling an active suspension system of a vehicle during a curb parking operation, so as to position a portion of the vehicle on a street and a portion of the vehicle on a curb. The method includes steps of activating a curb parking function of the active suspension system, acquiring inputs pertinent to the curb parking operation, and determining, by a controller, if a curb parking operation is feasible for the vehicle. If a curb parking operation is deemed infeasible, an operator of the vehicle is notified that the curb parking operation is infeasible. If a curb parking operation is deemed feasible, actuatable elements of the active suspension system are controlled to facilitate curb parking.