Automated Actuating Shock Mount for Vehicle Cornering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle cornering technologies do not effectively lower the center of gravity during cornering, which hampers improved cornering performance, particularly in vehicles like snowmobiles.
Innovation Solution
An automated actuating shock mount system equipped with a linear actuation device and control system that raises the upper shock mount in response to steering angles, utilizing sensors or switches to adjust the height of the drive lug, thereby lowering the vehicle's center of gravity for enhanced cornering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the upper shock mount is raised during cornering, then the center of gravity is lowered and cornering performance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for linear actuation devices and control systems
Solution Approach 1:
The shock mount system transitions from a static configuration to a dynamic one by incorporating linear actuation devices that can adjust the upper shock mount position in real-time based on cornering conditions, allowing the center of gravity to be dynamically optimized during vehicle operation
Solution Approach 2:
The control system monitors vehicle cornering conditions and provides feedback to the linear actuation devices, which automatically adjust the shock mount position to maintain optimal center of gravity location during cornering maneuvers
2Stability of the object's composition
If automated actuation devices are added to adjust shock mount height, then cornering stability is enhanced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the automated control system requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-adjustment of the shock mount position by using sensors to detect cornering conditions and automatically actuating the linear devices without requiring manual intervention from the operator, allowing the vehicle to self-optimize its cornering stability
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AI summary
The automated actuating shock mount for improved vehicle cornering preferably includes at least one linear actuation device and a control system. The linear actuation device includes a drive lug and a linear actuation device. The drive lug is modified to form an upper shock mount for the upper end of the vehicle shock. The linear actuation device is attached to the vehicle in the same place as the upper shock mount. The control system controls the actuation of the at least one linear actuation device. The control system may receive a steering input to raise the linear actuation device or input through at least one actuation switch.