Patent ID: 9340241
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: B62D

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body comprising a number of body members; a wire mounted to at least one of said body members to which an external force is applied according to a running state of the vehicle during running of the vehicle, the wire being mounted in a manner for applying a tension to the vehicle body; an actuator communicating with the wire for adjusting a tension of the wire to change the rigidity of the vehicle body; and a controller to output a control signal to the actuator for adjusting the tension of the wire, wherein the controller determines the running state of the vehicle, identifies a target tension for the wire according to the determined running state, and outputs to the actuator a control signal designating the target tension for the wire to control distortion of the vehicle body according to the determined running state.