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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Donald Eng, Markham, CA;
Robert G. Izak, Dryden, MI (US);
Donald Eng, Markham, CA;
Robert G. Izak, Dryden, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A system and method that may inspect an upcoming road segment and use that information to control certain aspects of a vehicle suspension system. In an exemplary embodiment, several cameras are used to evaluate an upcoming road segment and to provide road information to a control module so that damping and/or other aspects of an active or semi-active suspension system can be controlled in a feed-forward manner. Because the vehicle suspension system assesses a segment of the road that is ahead of the vehicle, as opposed to one currently being encountered by the vehicle, the system may improve ride performance by anticipating and preparing for road conditions before they are actually encountered.