Patent ID: 11919348
Assignee: CLEARMOTION, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  H | IPC B  F  H

Claim 8:
9. A method of operating an active shock absorber system of a vehicle that includes a piston disposed in a housing dividing a volume in the housing into a compression volume and an extension volume, the method comprising:
operating a hydraulic device as a pump, wherein the hydraulic device includes a first port and a second port;
as a result of the operation of the pump, exchanging hydraulic fluid between the compression volume and the extension volume through a first fluid flow path;
controlling a position of the piston in the housing;
with a first valve, controlling fluid flow between the first port of the hydraulic device and a pressurized reservoir;
with a second valve, controlling fluid flow between the second port of the hydraulic device and the pressurized reservoir, wherein the first fluid flow path bypasses the first valve and the second valve; and
altering a force and velocity response of the active shock absorber system based on changes in driving conditions.