US 11,938,922 B1
Motion control system
Akhil J. Madhani, Portola Valley, CA (US); Robin A. Auckland, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Giles D. Wood, Los Gatos, CA (US); Peteris K. Augenbergs, Woodside, CA (US); Xingchen Fan, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jonathan L. Hall, Emerald Hills, CA (US); and Paul J. Keas, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Akhil J. Madhani, Portola Valley, CA (US); Robin A. Auckland, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Giles D. Wood, Los Gatos, CA (US); Peteris K. Augenbergs, Woodside, CA (US); Xingchen Fan, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jonathan L. Hall, Emerald Hills, CA (US); and Paul J. Keas, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/021,571.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,167, filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/02 (2012.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/02 (2006.01); B60G 17/04 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/22 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 30/02 (2013.01) [B60G 17/016 (2013.01); B60G 17/021 (2013.01); B60G 17/04 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/22 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
18. A suspension system, comprising:
a first group of passive suspension components that are configured to support a chassis of a vehicle with respect to wheel and tire assemblies of the vehicle;
a second group of passive suspension components that are configured to support a body of the vehicle with respect to the chassis, wherein the second group of passive suspension components includes a first pair of passive suspension components and a second pair of passive suspension components; and
active suspension components that are configured to control motion of the body with respect to the chassis in three linear degrees of freedom and three rotational degrees of freedom, wherein the active suspension components are configured to be positioned between the first pair of passive suspension components and the second pair of passive suspension components longitudinally along the body.