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Turbulent Air Mitigation for Vehicles

A vehicle, turbulence technology, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve problems such as undesired imbalance of downforce

Active Publication Date: 2020-01-07
GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC
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However, in certain environments, turbulent air can create an undesired imbalance in downforce under certain conditions

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[0011] The following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present invention or its application and use. In addition, there is no intention to be bound by any theory presented in the foregoing background or the following detailed description.

[0012] figure 1 The vehicle 100 according to the exemplary embodiment is explained. As described in more detail below, the vehicle 100 includes a vehicle body 114 and a control system 102 for alleviating the turbulent air of the vehicle 100. In various embodiments, the vehicle 100 includes an automobile; however, this may vary in other embodiments. Also in certain embodiments, the vehicle 100 includes a performance vehicle such as a racing car or other vehicle capable of relatively high performance and speed. The vehicle 100 may be any of many different types of cars and / or other vehicles, such as, for example, cars, vans, trucks, or sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and may be two-wheel drive ...

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Methods, systems, and vehicles for mitigating turbulent air for a vehicle are provided. According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes one or more downforce elements, one or more sensors, and a processor. The one or more sensors are configured to obtain values ​​of one or more parameters of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle. The processor is a processor coupled to the one or more sensors and is configured to at least facilitate using parameters to determine whether the vehicle is likely to have turbulent air, and when it is determined that the vehicle is likely to have turbulent air by providing a method for controlling one or Command of a plurality of downforce elements to adjust the downforce of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle.

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Technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to vehicles, and more specifically to methods and systems for alleviating turbulent air in vehicles. Background technique [0002] Certain vehicles today, such as racing cars and other performance vehicles, use downforce for potentially improving performance. For example, certain performance vehicles use airfoils, wings, or other devices to generate downforce for the vehicle. The increase in downforce can enhance the lateral ability of the vehicle when turning, for example. However, in certain environments, turbulent air can cause undesired imbalances in downforce under certain circumstances. [0003] Therefore, it may be desirable to provide a technique for improving the control of the turbulent air of a vehicle. It is also desirable to provide methods, systems, and vehicles for combining these technologies. In addition, other desirable features and characteristics of the present invention will be more clearly unde...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): B62D35/00B62D37/02
CPCB62D35/02B62D37/02Y02T10/82Y02T10/88B60W40/02B60W2300/18B60W2300/28B60W2554/80B60Y2200/114B60Y2300/02B62D35/005
Inventor J·D·法兰德J·R·奥登D·多明格斯S·J·布雷
Owner GM GLOBAL TECH OPERATIONS LLC