SUSPENSION CONTROL DEVICE

摘要

A vehicle mounted time of flight camera provides repeating images of the scene ahead of a vehicle. Such images are processed to determine topographical features in the scene, and the vehicle suspension is commanded to adopt in advance a configuration appropriate to the nature of the topographical features.

主权项

1. A vehicle suspension control system comprising a vehicle-mounted time of flight camera system having a forward facing camera, the system being configured to illuminate and repeatedly capture an image of the scene ahead of the vehicle, wherein the system is further configured to:
identify topographical features in the scene; identify the speed of the vehicle; and automatically adjust suspension parameters of the vehicle in advance according to the nature of said features and an expected speed of the vehicle when it reaches a feature.