US 11,850,905 B2
Active vehicle suspension system
Zackary Martin Anderson, Cambridge, MA (US); Shakeel Avadhany, Cambridge, MA (US); Matthew D. Cole, Boston, MA (US); Robert Driscoll, Derry, NH (US); John Giarratana, Whitman, MA (US); Marco Giovanardi, Melrose, MA (US); Vladimir Gorelik, Medford, MA (US); Jonathan R. Leehey, Wayland, MA (US); William G. Near, Boston, MA (US); Patrick W. Neil, Randolph, MA (US); Colin Patrick O'Shea, Cambridge, MA (US); Tyson David Sawyer, Mason, NH (US); Johannes Schneider, Cambridge, MA (US); Clive Tucker, Charlestown, MA (US); Ross J. Wendell, Medford, MA (US); and Richard Anthony Zuckerman, Somerville, MA (US)
Assigned to ClearMotion, Inc., Billerica, MA (US)
Filed by ClearMotion, Inc., Billerica, MA (US)
Filed on May 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/324,821.
Application 17/324,821 is a continuation of application No. 16/020,668, filed on Jun. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,021,033.
Application 16/020,668 is a continuation of application No. 15/432,907, filed on Feb. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,040,330.
Application 15/432,907 is a continuation of application No. 14/602,463, filed on Jan. 22, 2015, granted, now 9,702,349.
Application 14/602,463 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2014/029654, filed on Mar. 14, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/930,452, filed on Jan. 22, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/913,644, filed on Dec. 9, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/865,970, filed on Aug. 14, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/815,251, filed on Apr. 23, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/789,600, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0339595 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60G 17/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/052 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); F03G 7/08 (2006.01); B60G 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/052 (2013.01) [B60G 13/14 (2013.01); B60G 17/019 (2013.01); F03G 7/08 (2013.01); B60G 2202/413 (2013.01); B60G 2300/06 (2013.01); B60G 2600/182 (2013.01); B60G 2800/012 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A fault-tolerant electronic suspension system, comprising:
a plurality of electronic suspension dampers disposed on a vehicle so that each suspension damper is associated with a single vehicle wheel;
a plurality of electronic suspension controllers disposed so that each suspension damper comprises a separate controller;
a communication facility of each of the plurality of electronic suspension controllers capable of sending and receiving network communications to facilitate communication of wheel-specific suspension control information among the plurality of controllers; and
at least one sensor disposed with each controller to provide to the controller at least one of vehicle motion information and controller-specific vehicle wheel motion information;
wherein each of the plurality of electronic suspension controllers is capable of independently detecting and responding to fault conditions on a power distribution bus that powers the electronic suspension controllers by self-configuring to provide at least one of a preset force/velocity dynamic and a semi-active force/velocity dynamic.