A control system (300) for controlling an active suspension system (104) of a vehicle (100), the control system comprising one or more controller (301), wherein the control system is configured to: detect (1004) a ramp (202) approached by an overhang of the vehicle; and in dependence on detecting the ramp, control (1020) the active suspension system to modify a relative ride height between a leading ride height at a set of leading wheels (FL, FR) of the vehicle and a trailing ride height at a set of trailing wheels (RL, RR) of the vehicle, to increase a ramp angle (α, β) of the vehicle relative to the ramp; and wherein the control system is configured to determine whether one or more inhibit conditions are active, and if so the ramp angle is not increased, the inhibit conditions comprising one or more of: the vehicle not being in a permissible terrain mode; an angle of the vehicle body exceeds a limit; a suspension fault code; the steering angle is excessive; a vehicle door is ajar; the vehicle speed is above a threshold; and the vehicle being out of gear.


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    Title :

    Vehicle ramp angle control


    Publication date :

    2023-11-29


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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