Patent ID: 7706942
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A vehicle suspension control system for a host vehicle, comprising: current position detection means for detecting the current position of the host vehicle; judgment means for judging whether or not the host vehicle is in a lane furthest to the left or right side of a road; level change recognition means for recognizing a change in level in the road; travel path prediction means for predicting a travel path of the host vehicle; ride-up judgment means for, if the host vehicle is judged to be in a lane furthest to the left or right side of a road, predicting whether or not a wheel of the host vehicle will ride up over the change in level, based on the detected current position and the predicted travel path; and vehicle suspension control means for controlling operation of at least one vehicle suspension element to reduce jolting caused by a wheel riding over the change in level.