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A system for measuring ride height and relative vertical velocity of a motor vehicle suspension includes a sensor for detecting vertical motion of a wheel and tire assembly which is relatively movable with respect to the chassis of the motor vehicle and a processor operatively connected with the sen

A system for measuring ride height and relative vertical velocity of a motor vehicle suspension includes a sensor for detecting vertical motion of a wheel and tire assembly which is relatively movable with respect to the chassis of the motor vehicle and a processor operatively connected with the sensor for calculating the relative velocity of the suspension with respect to the chassis. The processor includes a mechanism for comparing the magnitude of the calculated velocity of the road wheel with a set of threshold velocity values and output circuits for producing a control signal in the event that the calculated velocity lies between two of the threshold values. The system also includes an adjustment mechanism operatively connected with the processor and responsive to control signals therefrom for adjusting an adjustable suspension unit.

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A system for controlling an adjustable suspension unit of a motor vehicle comprising: sensor means for determining the vertical motion of a road wheel and tire assembly operatively associated with said suspension unit, with respect to the chassis of said vehicle and for producing a first set of sign

A system for controlling an adjustable suspension unit of a motor vehicle comprising: sensor means for determining the vertical motion of a road wheel and tire assembly operatively associated with said suspension unit, with respect to the chassis of said vehicle and for producing a first set of signals corresponding to the position of said road wheel and tire assembly with respect to the chassis of said motor vehicle; processor means operatively associated with said sensor means for determining the need for adjusting said adjustable suspension unit, comprising: (i) means for receiving said first set of position signals and for calculating the vertical velocity of said road wheel with respect to said chassis based upon said position signals; (ii) means for comparing the magnitude of said calculated velocity of said road wheel with a set of threshold velocity values; (iii) means for producing a control signal but only in the event that said calculated velocity lies between two of said threshold values; and adjustment means operatively connected with said processor means and responsive to said control signal for adjusting said adjustable suspension unit.