SISTEMA DE CONTROL DE NIVEL DE VEHICULO

• Main Authors: MAJEED, KAMAL NAIF, SAMMUT, STEVEN PAUL, KOWALIK, JAMES JOSEPH, GEORGIN, MARC JEAN, HEATSON, BRUCE ALLEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 01.05.2000
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

UN METODO PARA CONTROLAR UN SISTEMA DE NIVELADO DE ESTRUCTURA DE UN VEHICULO QUE COMPRENDE LOS PASOS DE; RECIBIR UN COMANDO DE AJUSTE DE ESTADO (362); SENSIBLE AL COMANDO DE AJUSTE DE ESTADO, RECUPERAR UNA SALIDA DE SENSOR DE UN SENSOR DE ALTURA DE VEHICULOS (104); DETERMINAR UN VALOR DE DIFERENCIA ENTRE LA SALIDA DEL SENSOR Y UN DESPLAZAMIENTO PREDETERMINADO, EN DONDE EL DESPLAZAMIENTO ES INDICATIVO DE UN EFECTO QUE TENDRIA UN OPERADOR DE TAMAÑO MEDIO SOBRE LA ALTURA DEL VEHICULO CUANDO SE MIDA MEDIANTE DICHO SENSOR DE ALTURA (108); Y PROGRAMAR EL VALOR DE DIFERENCIA EN UNA MEMORIA DEL SISTEMA DE CONTROL DE NIVEL (114), EN DONDE EL VALOR PROGRAMADO ES EL VALOR DE AJUSTE DE ESTADO PARA EL SISTEMA DE CONTROL DE NIVEL. The method of determining a trim set value of the level control system, involves receiving, from a service switch, a trim set request for signalling a trim set function, responsive to the trim set request, retrieving a sensor output detected from a vehicle body height sensor, and determining a difference value between the sensor output and a predetermined offset. The predetermined offset is indicative of an effect that an average sized operator has on a height of the vehicle body as measured by the body height sensor. The method further involves storing the difference value into a memory of the level control system, the stored value being the trim set value for the level control system. During vehicle operation, the level control system performs the steps of determining at least one control command responsive to the stored difference value and the vehicle body height sensor, and controlling the level control system responsive to the control command.