公开(公告)号：US20190193507A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16322164

申请日：2017-07-27

Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

Inventor： KONRAD KRAL ,  WILLIAM BURDOCK ,  PHILIP GUEST

IPC: B60G17/0165

CPC classification number: B60G17/0165 ,  B60G2400/204 ,  B60G2400/82 ,  B60G2500/30 ,  B60G2600/07 ,  B60G2800/914

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for determining whether to inhibit lowering of the ride height of a vehicle when the vehicle speed exceeds a speed threshold value. The system includes a processor having an input configured to receive ride attribute data from at least one on-board vehicle ride attribute sensor, the ride attribute data being indicative of the roughness of the surface over which the vehicle is travelling, and a data memory configured to store at least one predetermined ride attribute threshold value for the or each ride attribute sensor. The processor is configured to calculate a ride attribute parameter in dependence on the received ride attribute data for the or each ride attribute sensor. The processor is also configured to compare the or each calculated ride attribute parameter with the corresponding at least one predetermined ride attribute threshold value to determine whether the vehicle is travelling on a smooth surface or a rough surface, and to inhibit lowering of the ride height when it is determined that the vehicle is travelling on a rough surface.

公开(公告)号：US20190001777A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US16064630

申请日：2016-12-13

Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED

Inventor： KONRAD KRAL ,  WILLIAM BURDOCK ,  PHILIP GUEST ,  ROBERT PATCHING

IPC: B60G17/016 ,  B60G17/019

Abstract: The invention resides in a system and method for determining the manner in which a vehicle is driven. The system comprises a processor comprising an input configured to receive dynamic ride data from at least one on-board vehicle dynamic ride sensor, wherein the processor is configured (i) to calculate an output signal which is indicative of whether the dynamic ride data exceeds at least one dynamic ride data threshold value for a predetermined period of time; and (ii) to compare the output signal with at least one output threshold to determine the manner in which the vehicle is driven. The processor comprises an output configured to send a control signal to one or more vehicle components, wherein the control signal is indicative of the manner in which the vehicle is driven.