A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a motion status of a vehicle, a control device, plurality of data acquisition sensors, and one or more alerting device activation circuits. The communication system is customizable with the plurality of data acquisition sensors and one or more alerting device activation circuits based upon the needs of the vehicle.

A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

A vehicle stability control device is mounted on a vehicle in which a front tire wears faster than a rear tire. An equation for calculating a target yaw rate includes a stability factor of the vehicle as a parameter, wherein the calculated target yaw rate becomes lower as the stability factor becomes larger. Understeer degree increases as the target yaw rate becomes higher than an actual yaw rate. When the understeer degree exceeds an activation threshold, vehicle stability control is activated. The vehicle stability control device further performs wear coping processing. In the wear coping processing, a wear degree parameter being wear degree of the front tire or a difference in wear degree between the front tire and the rear tire is calculated. When the wear degree parameter exceeds a wear threshold, the vehicle stability control device corrects the stability factor to be larger than a default setting value.

A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

A braking device for a vehicle includes a plurality of braking force generators; a steering assist device; a yaw rate detecting unit; and a control device. The control device is configured to perform control such that, in a case where the plurality of braking force generators perform a braking operation and there is a malfunctioning braking force generator, braking forces of the plurality of braking force generators other than the malfunctioning braking force generator are maintained or increased when an acquired value of an actual yaw rate acquired from the yaw rate detecting unit is equal to or less than a reference value, and a steering torque is applied to a steering system in a direction in which the actual yaw rate decreases when the acquired value of the actual yaw rate is larger than the reference value.

A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

A suspension system includes a first and second mass and an actuator connected with the first mass and with the second mass and configured to influence a relative movement between the first mass and the second mass. The actuator includes a tube, and a magnetic assembly disposed in the tube. The actuator is configured to generate a force between the magnetic assembly and the tube as a result of the relative movement between the two. A motor is configured to rotate the magnetic assembly relative to the tube to vary the force in a velocity-dependent relationship. The actuator may generate forces to resist or assist motion between the first and second masses.

A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

A communication system for a vehicle comprises a mechanism for sensing a motion status of a vehicle, a control device, plurality of data acquisition sensors, and one or more alerting device activation circuits. The communication system is customizable with the plurality of data acquisition sensors and one or more alerting device activation circuits based upon the needs of the vehicle.