Patent ID: 8498784

Claim:
Method for estimating the suspension stroke of a vehicle comprising the steps consisting of: a) determining at pre-established intervals the relation of a stroke of the suspension of a vehicle to changes in pressure inside a shock absorber of said vehicle using a pressure sensor in said shock absorber that measures pressure inside the shock absorber of said vehicle in order to determine the relation of the suspension stroke of the vehicle to changes in pressure in the shock absorber; b) estimating a suspension stroke value based on the relation of the stroke of the suspension of the vehicle to the changes in pressure inside the shock absorber as determined in step (a) by measuring changes in pressure in the shock absorber; c) detecting or obtaining the longitudinal vehicle dynamics by determining if the vehicle is accelerating or braking; and d) recalibrating ( 30 ) the suspension stroke value that was estimated in step b), based on the longitudinal vehicle dynamics detected/obtained in step c).