Patent ID: 7680573
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A suspension control system for a vehicle equipped with a navigational device, said suspension control system comprising: a plurality of suspension devices, each mounted between a suspension arm and a body portion of the vehicle, in association with a wheel of the vehicle, each of said suspension devices expanding and contracting in accordance with a damping force to damp forces on the vehicle received from a road surface traveled by the vehicle; means for detecting a degree of irregularity of the road surface; means for detecting vehicle speed; means for detecting turning of the vehicle; means for judging whether or not the vehicle has entered into a turn around a corner on the basis of the turning of the vehicle detected by said means for detecting turning; means for calculating an adjustment value corresponding to the damping force on the basis of the detected vehicle speed, the detected degree of irregularity and information relative to a corner in the road surface received from the navigation device when the vehicle approaches the corner; and means for outputting the calculated adjustment value to a suspension device so as to control the damping force of the suspension device, wherein when said means for judging judges that the vehicle has entered into the turn around the corner, said means for outputting outputs the calculated adjustment value to the suspension device so as to control the damping force of the suspension device in accordance with the calculated adjustment value until the vehicle has passed through the corner.