Patents by Inventor Nikolai K. Moschuk

Nikolai K. Moschuk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Estimation of wheel normal force and vehicle vertical acceleration
    Patent number: 8326487
    Abstract: A method for estimating the normal force at a wheel of a vehicle and the vertical acceleration of the vehicle that has particular application for ride and stability control of the vehicle. The method includes obtaining a suspension displacement value from at least one of a plurality of suspension displacement sensors mounted on the vehicle and estimating a spring force acting on a spring of a suspension element of the vehicle, a damper force acting on a damper of the suspension element of the vehicle, and a force acting at a center of a wheel. The method further includes determining a normal force at the wheel of the vehicle and a vertical acceleration of the vehicle based on the spring force, the damper force and the force at the center of the wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Nikolai K. Moschuk, Flavio Nardi, Jihan Ryu, Kevin A. O'Dea