公开(公告)号：US20180194189A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15404886

申请日：2017-01-12

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Avshalom Suissa ,  Vladimir Suplin

IPC: B60G17/052 ,  B60G15/12

CPC classification number: B60G17/0521 ,  B60G15/12 ,  B60G2202/242 ,  B60G2202/314 ,  B60G2206/424 ,  B60G2500/201 ,  B60G2500/30 ,  B60G2800/162

Abstract: A spring-damper assembly for a suspension corner employed in a vehicle having a vehicle body and a road wheel includes a fluid spring configured to suspend the vehicle body relative to the road wheel. The spring-damper assembly also includes a damper configured to attenuate compression and rebound oscillations of the fluid spring. The spring-damper assembly additionally includes a spring-seat housing configured to retain the fluid spring and establish a position of the fluid spring relative to the damper. The spring-seat housing includes an inner surface defining a contour configured to guide the fluid spring upon compression thereof around the damper and define a non-linear stiffness of the fluid spring. A vehicle having such a spring-damper assembly is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US09628001B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-18

申请号：US14715924

申请日：2015-05-19

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC ,  AALBORG UNIVERSITY

Inventor： Klaus Trangbaek ,  Vladimir Suplin ,  Rasmus Koldborg Holm ,  Nick Ilso Berg ,  Peter Omand Rasmussen

IPC: H02K41/00 ,  H02P1/00 ,  H02P3/00 ,  H02P5/00 ,  H02P6/00 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K7/06 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02K11/215

CPC classification number: H02P6/006 ,  H02K1/27 ,  H02K7/06 ,  H02K7/1163 ,  H02K11/215 ,  H02K49/102

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling force of a magnetic lead screw actuator includes a magnetic lead screw actuator, an external control module and at least one sensor device integrated within the magnetic lead screw actuator. The magnetic lead screw actuator includes an electric machine, a rotor, and a translator. The rotor includes a rotor magnet assembly forming first helical magnetic threads along the rotor and the translator includes a translator magnet assembly forming second helical magnetic threads along the translator. Rotation of the rotor by the electric machine effects linear translation of the translator by interaction of the first and second helical magnetic threads. The external control module is electrically operatively coupled to an electric machine controller of the magnetic lead screw actuator. The at least one sensor device integrated within the magnetic lead screw actuator is configured to measure a parameter indicative of a relative displacement between the rotor and the translator and this parameter is provided as feedback to the electric machine controller.

公开(公告)号：US20160201655A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-14

申请号：US14597143

申请日：2015-01-14

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Moshe Laifenfeld ,  Vladimir Suplin

IPC: F03G7/06 ,  H01F38/14

CPC classification number: F03G7/065 ,  B23Q15/00 ,  B60L11/182 ,  F03G7/06 ,  G01R27/02 ,  G01R35/005 ,  H01F38/14 ,  H02J50/12 ,  Y02T90/14

Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly controlling a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator using magnetic resonant coupling (MRC). The SMA actuator is part of a receiver circuit including an actuator coil, where the SMA actuator is configured into a certain shape. The system includes a transmitter circuit having a transmitter coil and a controller, where the transmitter coil receives an AC current that causes the transmitter coil to generate an oscillating magnetic field in resonance with the actuator coil in the receiver circuit and be magnetically coupled thereto. The current induced in the actuator coil creates heat that reconfigures the SMA actuator to provide the actuation.

Abstract translation: 一种使用磁共振耦合（MRC）无线控制形状记忆合金（SMA）致动器的系统和方法。 SMA致动器是包括致动器线圈的接收器电路的一部分，其中SMA致动器被配置成一定形状。 该系统包括具有发射器线圈和控制器的发射器电路，其中发射器线圈接收AC电流，其使得发射器线圈产生与接收器电路中的致动器线圈共振的振荡磁场并且与其磁耦合。 在致动器线圈中感应的电流产生重新配置SMA致动器以提供致动的热量。