Patent ID: 7872764
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
1. A predictive suspension system for a vehicle, said predictive suspension system comprising: an imaging sensor disposed at a vehicle and having a generally downward field of view, said field of view encompassing an area forward of a tire of the vehicle; an energy source operable to emit illumination in at least one linear pattern so that said at least one linear pattern is projected onto a portion of the area forward of the tire of the vehicle that is encompassed by said field of view of said imaging sensor, wherein said energy source is operable to emit two line segment patterns of illumination in a cross-hair; and a control for processing image data captured by said imaging sensor and detecting surface irregularities on a surface in front of the vehicle tire in response to said image processing, wherein said control processes said image data to detect a curvature in the captured image of at least one of said line segment patterns of illumination to determine a surface irregularity.