Patent ID: 6993422

Claim:
A system for adjusting a height of a first road vehicle with respect to the ground prior to impacting a second road vehicle, the system comprising: a predictive crash sensor mounted to the first vehicle for sensing the second road vehicle; a control unit in communication with the predictive crash sensor for receiving a predictive crash signal and determining whether the first and the second road vehicles will collide; and a height adjustment apparatus mounted to the first road vehicle and in communication with the control unit wherein the height adjustment apparatus includes: a shock absorber mounted at a first end to a vehicle body of the first road vehicle and at a second end to a vehicle axle of the first road vehicle; a bladder fixed at a first end to the first end of the shock absorber and at a second end to the second end of the shock absorber; and a first valve in fluid communication with the bladder for releasing fluid stored in the bladder upon the issuance of a crash signal sent by the control unit; and a second valve in communication with the first valve for actuating the first valve.