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Patent: US8315769B2
Filed: 2004-10-05
Issued: 2012-11-20
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Vision Works IP Corp     (Current Assignee) Vision Works IP Corp
Inventor(s): Alfred S. Braunberger, Beau M. Braunberger

Title: Absolute acceleration sensor for use within moving vehicles

Abstract: A communication system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor configured to emit a periodic function with a parameter correlated to the speed of the vehicle, an acceleration monitoring system, a braking system engagement detector to detect a braking status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of signaling other drivers of a deceleration condition of the vehicle, and a control device. The acceleration monitoring system is configured to compute the acceleration of the vehicle from variations in the parameter of the periodic function of the vehicle speed sensor and to output a deceleration status of the vehicle. The control device is coupled to the acceleration monitoring system, the braking system engagement detector, and the alerting device, wherein the acceleration monitoring system sends signals to the control device and the control device operates the alerting device in a manner dependent on the deceleration status of the vehicle.

The First Claim: 1. A device for a vehicle, comprising: a. an accelerometer-gyroscope for sensing an absolute lateral acceleration; b. a suspension selector; and c. a plurality of controllers for individually controlling one or more suspension systems of the vehicle.


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Reference	Claim Element / Subject Matter	Feature	Meaning	Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1]	1 . A device [1]	device [1]	[Meaning 1] system [Meaning 2] controller [Meaning 3] suspension [Meaning 4] stability system [Meaning 5] control system [Meaning 6] suspension system	[Interpretation 1] control system for controlling one or more suspension systems of the vehicle [Interpretation 2] suspension system for an automotive vehicle claim claims is the suspension system [Interpretation 3] system for controlling suspension systems of an anti roll and dive system [Interpretation 4] suspension system controller for controlling one or more suspension systems [Interpretation 5] system for controlling suspension systems and for sensing lateral acceleration
[2]	for a vehicle [2]	vehicle [2]	[Meaning 1] suspension [Meaning 2] motor vehicle [Meaning 3] wheeled vehicle [Meaning 4] road vehicle [Meaning 5] vehicle suspension [Meaning 6] lateral acceleration control	[Interpretation 1] vehicle for controlling suspension systems of the vehicle to reduce lateral acceleration [Interpretation 2] motor vehicle for controlling the lateral acceleration of the vehicle during turning [Interpretation 3] suspension system of an autonomous vehicle for controlling an absolute lateral acceleration [Interpretation 4] control system for an autonomous vehicle having one or more suspension systems [Interpretation 5] suspension system of an autonomous vehicle with an autonomous system
[3]	, comprising (having, containing, includes, comprises, including) : a. an accelerometer [3]	accelerometer [3]	[Meaning 1] anal [Meaning 2] electro [Meaning 3] acceleration [Meaning 4] anti [Meaning 5] integrated mem [Meaning 6] mem micro	[Interpretation 1] accelerometer for sensing an absolute longitudinal acceleration and an angular rate micro [Interpretation 2] angular rate sensor for sensing an absolute angular rate and an accelerometer [Interpretation 3] absolute lateral acceleration sensor comprising at least one mem or mem non [Interpretation 4] inertial sensor for sensing an absolute longitudinal acceleration and an inertial sensor [Interpretation 5] inertial sensor system comprising at least one mem
[4]	- gyroscope [4]	gyroscope [4]	[Meaning 1] sensor [Meaning 2] based sensor [Meaning 3] type sensor [Meaning 4] sensor unit [Meaning 5] based acceleration sensor [Meaning 6] sensor system comprising an accelerometer	[Interpretation 1] me it is configured to sense an absolute longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle and is configured [Interpretation 2] based suspension control system comprising an accelerometer coupled to the vehicle body [Interpretation 3] sensor unit comprising an accelerometer and an absolute acceleration sensor
[5]	for sensing (determining, obtaining, detecting, calculating, monitoring) an absolute lateral acceleration [5]	acceleration [5]	[Meaning 1] velocity [Meaning 2] rate [Meaning 3] motion [Meaning 4] motion vector [Meaning 5] velocity vector [Meaning 6] vehicle acceleration	[Interpretation 1] momentum of the vehicle and for sensing an absolute longitudinal momentum of the vehicle during operation [Interpretation 2] acceleration and an absolute yaw rate of the vehicle at different times [Interpretation 3] velocity of the vehicle and an absolute vertical velocity of the vehicle [Interpretation 4] speed and an absolute vertical speed of the vehicle body
[6]	; b. a suspension selector [6]	suspension selector [6]	[Meaning 1] memory [Meaning 2] microprocessor [Meaning 3] controller [Meaning 4] processing unit [Meaning 5] central controller [Meaning 6] control unit	[Interpretation 1] meth om it is configured to determine an absolute lateral acceleration and an absolute longitudinal acceleration [Interpretation 2] controller for controlling the vehicle based on the sensed absolute lateral acceleration [Interpretation 3] plurality of sensors for sensing the relative lateral acceleration of the vehicle [Interpretation 4] differential accelerometer and gyroscope for sensing an absolute yaw rate of rotation [Interpretation 5] processor for processing the absolute lateral acceleration and vehicle speed [Interpretation 6] controller for controlling the accelerometer and gyroscope of the vehicle
[7]	; and c. a plurality of controllers [7]	controllers [7]	[Meaning 1] outputs [Meaning 2] switches [Meaning 3] valves [Meaning 4] photo ph [Meaning 5] actuator assemblies [Meaning 6] control units	[Interpretation 1] actuator assemblies connected to the accelerometer and gyroscope and the suspension selector [Interpretation 2] suspension control devices coupled to the suspension selector and configured
[8]	for individually controlling (commanding, activating, driving, operating, manipulating) one or more suspension systems [8]	suspension systems [8]	[Meaning 1] wheels [Meaning 2] functions [Meaning 3] systems [Meaning 4] components [Meaning 5] axle loads [Meaning 6] methyl meth	[Interpretation 1] wheel suspension systems of the vehicle based on the absolute lateral acceleration
[9]	of the vehicle [2] .