Active shock absorbing system for a vehicle
An active shock absorbing system is described for maintaining a horizontally moving vehicle body stable at a constant vertical level despite the presence of disturbing forces that effect vertical movements of the rotating wheels on which the body is supported. The system comprises for each of the wheels: sensing means for sensing a change in vertical displacement, between the vehicle body and the wheel, produced by a disturbing force on the vehicle body; and stabilizing means, controlled by the sensing means, for utilizing the kinetic energy of the rotating wheel to exert a counter force on the body in the direction opposite to the disturbing force in order to counterbalance the disturbing force and hold the body at a fixed vertical level.
- Assignee:
- Borg-Warner Corp., Chicago, IL
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4637621
- OSTI ID:
- 7049228
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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