A method and apparatus are disclosed that assist a user in performing proper setup of a vehicle suspension. A user may utilize a device equipped with an image sensor to assist the user in proper setup of a vehicle suspension. The device executes an application that prompts the user for input and instructs the user to perform a number of steps for adjusting the suspension components. In one embodiment, the application does not communicate with sensors on the vehicle. In another embodiment, the application may communicate with various sensors located on the vehicle to provide feedback to the device during the setup routine. In one embodiment, the device may analyze a digital image of a suspension component to provide feedback about a physical characteristic of the component.

A method for estimating one or more of the following quantities from an electromechanical machine and/or component, the method comprising the creation of a photorealistic numerical model of the electromechanical machine or parts of it, a measurements step for combining outputs of physical sensors of which at least one is an imaging device for visualizing the external surface of the physical electromechanical machine in at least one 2-dimensional image, an estimation step combining the photorealistic numerical model and measurement step to provide an estimate of desired electromechanical quantities, wherein the estimation step is based at least on the usage of a similarity metric between the (at least one) two dimensional image of the electromechanical machine or parts of it and the images generated by the photorealistic numerical model.

A steering control system for a vehicle that considers the limitations of at least one of the vehicle and the environment is contemplated. The steering control system can receive a vehicle characteristic, an environmental condition, a desired amount of turning, and a desired velocity of the vehicle. Based on some, or all of these parameters, the steering control system can determine at least one of a wheel torque, a wheel angle, a wheel camber, and a wheel suspension for a desired vehicle path to enhance vehicle performance.

The present invention discloses an automatic adjustment device for a front suspension of a driverless formula racing car, comprising: a vertical column, an upper fork arm, a lower fork arm, a strength adjuster, a push rod, a rocking block and a shock absorber. By arranging the strength adjuster between the upper fork arm and the lower fork arm, and by adjusting the degree of tightness between the upper fork arm and the lower fork arm, the present invention can automatically adjust the tensile and support strength of the strength adjuster according to different car conditions and road conditions in which the racing car runs, to guarantee the structure stability of the front suspension in the running process, and prevent the front suspension from being loosening or fracturing, thereby having good adaptability and stability to structural deformation.

A vehicle may include a speed sensor configured to detect a speed of a vehicle; a door operation sensor configured to detect whether a door of the vehicle is opened or closed; an ambient detection sensor configured to detect a diagonal-front or diagonal-rear vehicle approaching the vehicle; and a controller configured to perform the variable control for the damping force of the damper by using at least one of the door operation signal and the ambient detection sensor signal when the controller receives the signal of the vehicle speed from the speed sensor and the vehicle speed is within a predetermined speed.

A method for a vehicle comprising at least one wheel suspension with at least one damper, wherein the at least one damper is such that it can adjust its damping resistance between a first damping mode and at least a second damping mode, wherein the second damping mode presents a larger damping resistance than a damping resistance of the first damping mode. The method comprises the steps: S1) identifying if the vehicle is in a first situation during driving of said vehicle which may lead to a subsequent impact force (F) on the at least one wheel suspension which is of a magnitude such that the at least one damper, when in its first damping mode, will reach a position where no further damping can be performed; and, if this is the case, S2) adjusting the damping resistance from the first damping mode to the at least second damping mode.

The present invention discloses an automatic adjustment device for a front suspension of a driverless formula, racing car, comprising: a vertical column, an upper fork arm, a lower fork arm, a strength adjuster, a push rod, a rocking block and a shock absorber. By arranging the strength adjuster between the upper fork arm and the lower fork arm, and by adjusting the degree of tightness between the upper fork arm and the lower fork arm, the present invention can automatically adjust the tensile and support strength of the strength adjuster according to different car condifions and road conditions in which the racing car runs, to guarantee the structure stability of the front suspension in the running process, and prevent the front suspension from being loosening or fracturing, thereby having good adaptability and stability to structural deformation.

A method and apparatus are disclosed that assist a user in performing proper setup of a vehicle suspension. A user may utilize a device equipped with an image sensor to assist the user in proper setup of a vehicle suspension. The device executes an application that prompts the user for input and instructs the user to perform a number of steps for adjusting the suspension components. In one embodiment, the application does not communicate with sensors on the vehicle. In another embodiment, the application may communicate with various sensors located on the vehicle to provide feedback to the device during the setup routine. In one embodiment, the device may analyze a digital image of a suspension component to provide feedback about a physical characteristic of the component.

A moving body includes a frame, a pair of right and left first wheels, a pair of right and left second wheels, a pair of right and left first parallel links connecting the first wheels and the second wheels, and a second parallel link connecting the pair of right and left first parallel links. Furthermore, a height changing unit connects the second parallel link and the frame and changes a position of the frame in a height direction with respect to the second parallel link, and a controller controls the height changing unit so as to maintain a height of the frame from a road surface.

Disclosed are a system, a method, and an apparatus for controlling a suspension using image data captured by an image sensor. The suspension control apparatus includes at least one image sensor mounted to an own vehicle to capture image data of the surrounding environment of the own vehicle, and a controller configured to control the own vehicle based on the image data captured by the at least one image sensor, wherein the controller receives the image data from the at least one image sensor, extracts suspension control reference information including at least one of road environment information, own vehicle surrounding object information, and own vehicle state information based on the image data and/or an in-vehicle sensor of the own vehicle, and generates a control signal for controlling the height of a suspension according to the suspension control reference information.