Patent ID: 6260860
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
An independent vehicle suspension system for connecting two wheels to opposite sides of a vehicle body, the system comprising two suspension arms each for connecting a respective one of the wheels to the body and being movable relative to the body so as to provide a variable ride height of the body relative to the respective wheel, two ride height control actuators each for changing the ride height of the vehicle body relative to one of the wheels, a controller arranged to receive ride height change request signals and to control the operation of the ride height control actuators, and a vehicle speed sensor for measuring a ground speed of the vehicle wherein, upon receipt of a ride height change request signal, the controller is arranged to send signals to the ride height control actuators to start the ride height change and, if the vehicle is stationary, at least under some conditions, to cease the ride height change before it has been completed, and if the vehicle ceases to be stationary, to complete the requested ride height change.