Patent ID: 6279920
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B60G,B62D

Abstract:
A suspension system for a vehicle having at least one set of transversely opposed wheels which may each rotate about a rotational axis, comprisingsensor means for detecting lateral force acting upon the vehicle;adjustment means for adjusting camber of each of the wheels, wherein said adjustment means pivots the wheel about a pivot axis located above the rotational axis by displacing the wheel laterally at a point below the rotational axis;a controller capable of receiving output from said sensor means, calculating from said output sets of appropriately negative cambers for outside instances of the wheels and positive cambers for inside instances of the wheels when the vehicle is turning, and operating said adjustment means to dynamically adjust the wheels accordingly;said controller further collects statistical data regarding use of the suspension system, thereby permitting analysis of vehicle performance and driver habits; andsaid controller is constructed robustly and stores said statistical data in a non-volatile memory so that it may be recovered and analyzed after the vehicle is crashed.