Patent ID: 11912096
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A method of controlling at least one characteristic of an adjustable suspension system of a vehicle being operated by a driver, the driver steering the vehicle by holding a steering device with the hands of the driver, the method comprising the steps of: (a) electronically controlling with at least one controller the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system based on a plurality of inputs from a plurality of sensors supported by the vehicle at a first time; (b) receiving at a second time subsequent to the first time a driver initiated request to alter the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system through a driver actuatable input; (c) altering with the at least one controller, at a third time subsequent to the second time, the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system based on the received driver initiated request; and (d) automatically altering with the at least one controller, at a fourth time subsequent to the third time, the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system based on the plurality of inputs from the plurality of sensors, wherein step (c) includes the steps of: deviating a value of the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system relative to the value of the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system at the first time; and at a fifth time between the third time and the fourth time, altering the value of the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system towards a current value of the at least one characteristic of the adjustable suspension system based on the plurality of inputs from the plurality of sensors, and the adjustable suspension system is a configurable stabilizer bar.