US 11,912,088 B2
Apparatus and method for controlling height of vehicle
Byung Joo Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/748,919.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0125190 (KR), filed on Sep. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0093748 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/0195 (2006.01); B60G 17/017 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/016 (2013.01) [B60G 17/0195 (2013.01); B60G 2400/96 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a height of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a seat including a seat unit and a backrest unit, the seat unit movable in directions of two or more axes;
a control module configured to:
determine a position of the seat in a state in which a driver is seated;
estimate a body shape of the driver based on the position of the seat;
calculate a vehicle height adjustment parameter based on the body shape; and
generate a suspension control signal for adjusting a vehicle height based on the vehicle height adjustment parameter; and
a suspension driving device configured to control a suspension based on the suspension control signal.