阅读说明：本技术 悬架传感器 (Suspension sensor ) 是由 埃德蒙·斯科特·安德森 拉斯·李·诺顿 大卫·约翰·鲁特科夫斯基 于 2020-03-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开提供了“悬架传感器”。一种悬架系统,包括：车架部件；悬架部件,其联接到所述车架部件并且能够相对于所述车架部件移动；柔性传感器；以及可旋转接头。所述柔性传感器在第一端与第二端之间伸长,并且所述柔性传感器的所述第一端相对于所述车架部件或所述悬架部件中的一者固定。所述可旋转接头将所述柔性传感器的所述第二端联接到所述车架部件或所述悬架部件中的另一者。(The present disclosure provides a "suspension sensor". A suspension system comprising: a frame member; a suspension component coupled to the frame component and movable relative to the frame component; a flexible sensor; and a rotatable joint. The flex sensor is elongated between a first end and a second end, and the first end of the flex sensor is fixed relative to one of the frame component or the suspension component. The rotatable joint couples the second end of the flexible sensor to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.)

1. A suspension system, comprising:

a frame member;

a suspension component coupled to the frame component and movable relative to the frame component;

a flex sensor elongated between a first end and a second end, the first end of the flex sensor being fixed relative to one of the frame component or the suspension component; and

a rotatable joint coupling the second end of the flexible sensor to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

2. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said rotatable joint is connected to said compliance sensor at said second end of said compliance sensor, said suspension system further comprising a link arm elongated between a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said link arm is attached at said first rotatable joint and said second end of said link arm is coupled to said other of said frame component or said suspension component.

3. The suspension system of claim 2 wherein said rotatable joint is a first rotatable joint, said suspension system further comprising a second rotatable joint attached at said second end of said link arm and at said other of said frame member or said suspension member.

4. The suspension system of claim 2 wherein said second rotatable joint is a ball joint.

5. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said rotatable joint is a ball joint.

6. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein the compliance sensor is configured to provide an output indicative of a bending moment of the compliance sensor.

7. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said suspension component is rotatable relative to said frame component.

8. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein the suspension component is one of an upper control arm or a lower control arm.

9. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said first end of said compliance sensor has a fixed position and orientation relative to said one of said frame component or said suspension component.

10. The suspension system of claim 1 wherein said second end of said compliance sensor is rotatable relative to said other of said frame member or said suspension member.

11. The suspension system of claim 1, wherein the flexible sensor comprises a layer of conductive ink.

12. The suspension system of claim 1 further comprising a shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.

13. The suspension system of any one of claims 1-12, further comprising a controller communicatively coupled to the flexibility sensor and programmed to actuate a vehicle component based on data received from the flexibility sensor.

14. The suspension system of claim 13 wherein the vehicle component is an active headlamp.

15. The suspension system of claim 13 wherein the vehicle component is an active shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates generally to vehicle suspension systems.

Background

The vehicle includes a suspension system. A suspension system couples a wheel to a frame of a vehicle, allows vertical movement of the wheel relative to the frame, and absorbs and dampens shock and vibration from the wheel to the frame. The suspension system may be non-independent, in which a change in position of the wheels affects the position of the wheels on opposite sides of the vehicle, or independent, in which each wheel can move without affecting the other wheels). Types of non-independent suspension systems include Satchell links (Satchell links), Panhard rods (Panhard rod), Watt's linkages (Watt's linkage), Murford linkages (Mumforlinkage), and leaf springs. Types of independent suspensions include swing axle suspensions (swing axle), sliding column suspensions (sliding pilar), MacPherson strut (MacPherson strut), double wishbone suspensions (double wishbone), multi-link suspensions (multilink suspension), semi-trailing arm suspensions (semi-trailing arms suspension), and swing arm suspensions (swing arm).

Disclosure of Invention

A suspension system comprising: a frame member; a suspension component coupled to the frame component and movable relative to the frame component; a flexible sensor elongated between a first end and a second end; and a rotatable joint. The first end of the flexible sensor is fixed relative to one of the frame component or the suspension component. The rotatable joint couples the second end of the flexible sensor to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

The rotatable joint may be connected to the flexibility sensor at the second end of the flexibility sensor, and the suspension system may further comprise a link arm elongated between the first and second ends, and the first end of the link arm may be attached at the first rotatable joint, and the second end of the link arm may be coupled to the other of the frame component or the suspension component. The rotatable joint may be a first rotatable joint, and the suspension system may further comprise a second rotatable joint attached at the second end of the link arm and at the other of the frame member or the suspension member.

The second rotatable joint may be a ball joint.

The rotatable joint may be a ball joint.

The flexible sensor may be configured to provide an output indicative of a bending moment of the flexible sensor.

The suspension component may be rotatable relative to the frame component.

The suspension component may be one of an upper control arm or a lower control arm.

The first end of the flexible sensor may have a fixed position and orientation relative to the one of the frame component or the suspension component.

The second end of the flexible sensor may be rotatable relative to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

The flexible sensor may be a potentiometer.

The flexible sensor may include a layer of conductive ink.

The suspension system may also include a shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.

The suspension system can also include a controller communicatively coupled to the flexibility sensor and programmed to actuate a vehicle component based on data received from the flexibility sensor. The vehicle component may be an active headlamp.

The vehicle component may be an active shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of a suspension system of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a compliance sensor attached to a suspension system.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system including a flexible sensor.

FIG. 5 is a process flow diagram of a process for actuating a vehicle component based on data from a flexibility sensor.

Detailed Description

The suspension system 32 for the vehicle 30 includes: a frame member 34; a suspension member 36 coupled to and movable relative to the frame member 34; a flexible sensor 38; and a first rotatable joint 40. The compliance sensor 38 is elongated between a first end 42 and a second end 44, and the first end 42 of the compliance sensor 38 is fixed relative to one of the frame member 34 or the suspension member 36. First rotatable joint 40 couples second end 44 of flexible sensor 38 to the other of frame member 34 or suspension member 36.

Suspension system 32 provides a simple and efficient method for measuring the vertical travel of wheel 50 of suspension system 32. Suspension system 32 provides accurate measurements while using a small number of components, and the arrangement of the components is robust over time.

Referring to fig. 1, the vehicle 30 may be any passenger or commercial automobile, such as a car, truck, sport utility vehicle, cross-car, van, minivan, taxi, bus, or the like. The vehicle 30 may include left and right sides that are separated from each other by a plane extending longitudinally and vertically through the middle of the vehicle 30. Components described below or shown in the drawings as being on the left or right side may all be turned over or reproduced on the opposite side.

The vehicle 30 includes a frame 46. The vehicle 30 may have a unitary structure in which the frame 46 and body of the vehicle 30 are a single component, as shown in the figures. Alternatively, the vehicle 30 may be a non-load-bearing body structure in which the frame 46 supports a body (not shown) that is a separate component from the frame 46. The frame 46 and body may be formed from any suitable material (e.g., steel, aluminum, etc.).

Referring to fig. 2, the frame 46 includes two beams 48. The beams 48 are elongated longitudinally along the vehicle 30 on the left and right sides, respectively. One of the beams 48 may serve as the frame member 34 to which the flexible sensor 38 is secured or coupled.

Suspension system 32 couples wheel 50 to frame 46 while allowing movement of wheel 50 relative to frame 46 while absorbing and dampening shock and vibration from wheel 50 to frame 46. Suspension system 32 may be a double wishbone suspension as shown in fig. 2. Suspension system 32 may include an upper control arm 52, a lower control arm 54, a knuckle 56, a shock absorber 58, a coil spring 60, and a wheel 50, any of which may be a suspension component 36 to which flex sensor 38 is coupled or secured. Suspension system 32 can be of another type than a double-wishbone suspension system, such as a non-independent suspension system (such as a panhard rod or leaf spring), or an independent suspension system (such as a macpherson strut suspension or a multi-link suspension).

The upper control arm 52 and the lower control arm 54 are each coupled to the frame 46 (e.g., one of the beams 48) and are movable relative thereto. For example, the upper control arm 52 and the lower control arm 54 may each have a "V" shape, with two extensions hingedly coupled to one of the beams 48, and the extensions meeting at a connection with the knuckle 56. The upper control arm 52 and the lower control arm 54 may each rotate with one degree of freedom relative to the frame 46, e.g., may rotate substantially perpendicularly about an axis extending substantially longitudinally relative to the vehicle 30.

The knuckle 56 is rotatably coupled to the upper control arm 52 and the lower control arm 54, such as by a ball joint. The knuckle 56 is able to rotate as the upper and lower control arms 52, 54 move up and down, so the beam 48, the upper and lower control arms 52, 54, and the knuckle 56 form a four-bar linkage. The knuckle 56 may also rotate about a generally vertical axis to turn the wheel 50. The wheel 50 is rotatably attached to the knuckle 56 such that the wheel 50 can roll relative to the knuckle 56.

Shock absorbers 58 and coil springs 60 are coupled to frame 46 and suspension members 36. The shock absorber 58 and coil spring 60 may extend from one end fixed to the frame 46 (e.g., beam 48) to the other end fixed to one of the other suspension components 36 (e.g., lower control arm 54), as shown in fig. 2. As suspension system 32 moves up and down, the length x between these ends changes. The force exerted by the coil spring 60 may be a linear function of the length x, i.e., F_SpringKx, where k is the spring constant. The force exerted by shock absorber 58 may be a linear function of the rate of change of length x, i.e.,

where c is the damping coefficient. Shock absorber 58 may be an active shock absorber that is part of active suspension 62; for example, the shock absorber 58 may be communicatively coupled to a controller 64, which may instruct the shock absorber toThe damper 58 changes the damping coefficient c.

Referring to FIG. 3, the flex sensor 38 provides an output indicative of the bending moment experienced by the flex sensor 38. The flexible sensor 38 is flexible because the flexible sensor 38 can undergo a high degree of elastic deformation. The bending moment is a reaction force caused in the vehicle body when an external force or moment is applied to the vehicle body to cause the vehicle body to bend, that is, M ═ r × F, where M is a bending moment vector at a certain point in the vehicle body, F is a force vector applied to the vehicle body, and r is a position vector from which a force is applied to the point. The unit of the bending moment is force times distance, e.g., newton-meters.

The flexible sensor 38 may be a potentiometer, wherein the potential across the potentiometer is proportional to the bending moment (i.e., proportional to the magnitude of the bending moment vector M). Flexible sensor 38 may include one or more layers 66 of conductive ink sandwiched between flexible substrates 68, and layers 66 may include stress fractures and voids having known characteristics. The stress fractures and voids, and thus the resistance of the layer 66, change predictably with the bending moment of the flexible sensor 38. For example, the flexible sensor 38 may include two layers 66 sandwiching a flexible substrate 68. When the flexible sensor 38 is bent, the layer 66 that is toward the convex side (inner side) of the bend of the flexible sensor 38 shortens, causing the resistance R of the layer 66₁Decrease; at the same time, the layer 66 toward the concave side (outside) of the bend of the flexible sensor 38 is elongated, causing the resistance R₂And is increased. The two layers 66 may be arranged in series, known as the voltage V_{Input device}Can be applied to the flexible sensor 38 and the voltage V_{Output of}Measurements can be made between the two layers 66 to form an arrangement of potentiometers. Voltage V_{Output of}Indicating bending moment of the flexible sensor 38, e.g. by resistance R₁、R₂Determined in response to the change caused by the bending, i.e., as shown in the following equation:

by using a ratio of the resistance R₁、R₂Reduce the temperature and toleranceAnd the effects of aging.

Flexible sensor 38 is elongated between first end 42 and second end 44. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the first end 42 of the flexible sensor 38 is fixed relative to the frame member 34 (specifically the beam 48), while the second end 44 of the flexible sensor 38 is coupled to the suspension member 36 (e.g., the upper control arm 52) via the first rotatable joint 40. Note that this arrangement (including that described further below) may be reversed, i.e., first end 42 may be fixed relative to suspension member 36, while second end 44 may be coupled to frame member 34 via first rotatable joint 40.

As shown in fig. 2, first end 42 of flexible sensor 38 is fixed relative to one of frame members 34 (e.g., beam 48). First end 42 of flexible sensor 38 has a fixed position and orientation relative to frame member 34. For example, the first end 42 is fixedly adhered to the first end cap 70, and the first end cap 70 is secured to the frame member 34 with bolts 72 such that the first end cap 70 cannot move or rotate relative to the frame member 34. The first end cap 70 may be rigid, i.e., resistant to elastic deformation.

The first rotatable joint 40 couples the second end 44 of the flexible sensor 38 to the suspension component 36, e.g., the upper control arm 52, as shown in fig. 2. The first rotatable joint 40 is attached at a second end 44 of the flexible sensor 38. For example, the second end 44 is fixedly adhered to the second end cap 74, and the first rotatable joint 40 is fixed to the second end cap 74. The second end cap 74 may be rigid. The flexible rod 76 elongates parallel to the flexible sensor 38 from the first end cap 70 to the second end cap 74, and the flexible rod 76 bends with the flexible sensor 38, thereby providing support for the flexible sensor 38. The first rotatable joint 40 has at least one rotational degree of freedom; for example, the first rotatable joint 40 is a ball joint having three rotational degrees of freedom. The second end 44 of the flexible sensor 38 may rotate relative to the suspension member 36 due to at least one or more rotational degrees of freedom of the first rotatable joint 40.

The second end 44 of the flex sensor 38 is coupled to the suspension component 36 via a link arm 78. The link arm 78 is elongated between a first end 80 and a second end 82. The link arm 78 has a fixed length and is rigid. The first end 80 of the link arm 78 is attached at the first rotatable joint 40, while the second end 82 is coupled to the suspension component 36 with a second rotatable joint 84. A second rotatable joint 84 is attached at the second end 82 of the link arm 78 and at the suspension member 36. The second rotatable joint 84 has at least one rotational degree of freedom; for example, the second rotatable joint 84 is a ball joint having three rotational degrees of freedom.

Referring to fig. 4, the controller 64 is a microprocessor-based controller. The controller 64 includes a processor, memory, etc. The memory of the controller 64 includes a medium for storing instructions executable by the processor and for electronically storing data and/or databases.

The controller 64 may transmit and receive data via a communication network 86 such as a Controller Area Network (CAN) bus, ethernet, WiFi, Local Interconnect Network (LIN), on-board diagnostic connector (OBD-II), and/or through any other wired or wireless communication network. The controller 64 may be communicatively coupled to the flex sensor 38, the active headlamp 88, the active suspension 62, and other components via a communication network 86.

The active headlamp 88 may be fixed relative to the vehicle 30 and disposed at a front of the vehicle 30, facing in a forward direction of the vehicle. The active headlamp 88 may be any lighting system suitable for illuminating the road in front of the vehicle 30, including tungsten lamps, halogen lamps, High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps such as xenon, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), lasers, and the like. The active headlamp 88 is rotatable relative to the vehicle 30. The active headlamps 88 may rotate from a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 30 to the left or right relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 30, or to the up or down relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle 30.

FIG. 5 is a process flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process 500 for actuating a vehicle component based on data from the flexibility sensor 38. The memory of the controller 64 stores executable instructions for performing the steps of the process 500. As a general overview of the process 500, the controller 64 receives data from the compliance sensor 38 and actuates the active suspension 62 and the active headlamps 88 based on the data.

The process 500 begins in block 505, where the controller 64 receives data from the flexible sensor 38 via the communication network 86. For example, if the flexible sensor 38 is a potentiometer, the data from the flexible sensor 38 is a voltage. The data is indicative of the bending moment of the flexible sensor 38, and the bending moment of the flexible sensor 38 is indicative of the vertical position of the wheel 50 relative to the frame 46. The data may include data from the flexible sensor 38 measuring the vertical position of the front and rear wheels 50, or data from the flexible sensor 38 measuring the vertical position of all four wheels 50.

Next, in block 510, controller 64 actuates shock absorbers 58 by changing the damping coefficient c of shock absorbers 58 based on data from compliance sensor 38. For example, the controller 64 may select the damping coefficient c based on the amplitude or frequency of the data from the flexibility sensor 38. The memory of controller 64 may store, for example, a look-up table having damping coefficients corresponding to ranges of amplitudes and/or frequencies of data from flexible sensor 38. The values in the lookup table may be selected by measuring occupant ride quality and maneuvering the vehicle 30 with different damping coefficients for the road type that results in different amplitudes and frequencies.

Next, in block 515, the controller 64 actuates the active headlamps 88 based on data from the flex sensor 38. For example, the controller 64 may use data from the flexibility sensors 38 coupled to the front wheels 50 and the flexibility sensors 38 coupled to the rear wheels 50 to determine the pitch of the vehicle 30 relative to the road on which the vehicle 30 is traveling. The controller 64 may instruct the active headlamps 88 to be actuated up or down to compensate for the relative pitch of the vehicle 30, i.e., if the vehicle 30 is tilted downward, the headlamps are actuated up, and if the vehicle 30 is tilted upward, the headlamps are actuated down. After block 515, the process 500 ends.

In general, the described computing systems and/or devices may employ any of a variety of computer operating systems, including, but in no way limited to, the following versions and/or classes: ford

An application program; the AppLink/intelligent device is connected with the middleware; microsoft Windows

An operating system; microsoft WindowsAn operating system; unix operating system (e.g., as distributed by oracle corporation of the redwood coast, Calif.)An operating system); the AIX UNIX operating system, distributed by International Business machines corporation of Armonk, N.Y.; a Linux operating system; the Mac OSX and iOS operating systems, distributed by apple Inc. of Kubinuo, Calif.; the blackberry operating system promulgated by blackberry limited of ludisia, canada; and an android operating system developed by google corporation and the open cell phone alliance; or provided by QNX software systems, Inc

Vehicle-mounted entertainment information platform. Examples of computing devices include, but are not limited to, an on-board computer, a computer workstation, a server, a desktop, a notebook, or laptop computer or handheld computer, or some other computing system and/or device.

Computing devices typically include computer-executable instructions, where the instructions may be executable by one or more computing devices such as those listed above. Computer-executable instructions may be compiled or interpreted by a computer program created using a variety of programming languages and/or techniques, including but not limited to Java, alone or in combination^TMC, C + +, Matlab, Simulink, Stateflow, Visual Basic, Java Script, Python, Perl, HTML, and the like. Some of these applications may be compiled and executed on a virtual machine (such as a Java virtual machine, a Dalvik virtual machine, etc.). Generally, a processor (e.g., a microprocessor) receives instructions from, for example, a memory, a computer-readable medium, etc., and executes those instructions to perform one or more processes, including one or more of the processes described hereinAnd (6) carrying out the process. Such instructions and other data may be stored and transmitted using a variety of computer-readable media. A file in a computing device is generally a collection of data stored on a computer-readable medium, such as a storage medium, random access memory, or the like.

A computer-readable medium (also referred to as a processor-readable medium) includes any non-transitory (e.g., tangible) medium that participates in providing data (e.g., instructions) that may be read by a computer (e.g., by a processor of a computer). Such a medium may take many forms, including but not limited to, non-volatile media and volatile media. Non-volatile media may include, for example, optical or magnetic disks and other persistent memory. Volatile media may include, for example, Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), which typically constitutes a main memory. Such instructions may be transmitted by one or more transmission media, including coaxial cables, copper wire and fiber optics, including the wires that comprise a system bus coupled to the processor of the ECU. Common forms of computer-readable media include, for example, a floppy disk, a flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, any other magnetic medium, a CD-ROM, DVD, any other optical medium, punch cards, paper tape, any other physical medium with patterns of holes, a RAM, a PROM, an EPROM, a FLASH-EEPROM, any other memory chip or cartridge, or any other medium from which a computer can read.

A database, data store, or other data store described herein may include various mechanisms for storing, accessing, and retrieving various data, including hierarchical databases, filesets in file systems, application databases in proprietary formats, relational database management systems (RDBMS), non-relational databases (NoSQL), Graphical Databases (GDB), and so forth. Each such data store is typically included within a computing device employing a computer operating system, such as the one mentioned above, and is accessed via a network in any one or more of a variety of ways. The file system may be accessible from a computer operating system and may include files stored in various formats. RDBMS generally employs the Structured Query Language (SQL) in addition to the language used to create, store, edit and execute stored programs, such as the PL/SQL language mentioned above.

In some examples, system elements may be embodied as computer readable instructions (e.g., software) on one or more computing devices (e.g., servers, personal computers, etc.) stored on computer readable media (e.g., disks, memory, etc.) associated therewith. A computer program product may comprise such instructions stored on a computer-readable medium for performing the functions described herein.

In the drawings, like numbering represents like elements. In addition, some or all of these elements may be changed. With respect to the media, processes, systems, methods, heuristics, etc. described herein, it should be understood that, although the steps of such processes, etc. have been described as occurring according to a certain ordered sequence, such processes may be practiced with the steps performed in an order other than the order described herein. It is also understood that certain steps may be performed simultaneously, that other steps may be added, or that certain steps described herein may be omitted. In other words, the description of processes herein is provided for the purpose of illustrating certain embodiments and should in no way be construed as limiting the claims.

Accordingly, it is to be understood that the above description is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Many embodiments and applications other than the examples provided would be apparent to those of skill in the art upon reading the above description. The scope of the invention should be determined, not with reference to the above description, but should instead be determined with reference to the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. It is anticipated and intended that the technology discussed herein will not advance in the future and that the disclosed systems and methods will be incorporated into such future embodiments. In sum, it should be understood that the invention is capable of modification and variation and is limited only by the following claims.

Unless expressly indicated to the contrary herein, all terms used in the claims are intended to be given their plain and ordinary meaning as understood by those skilled in the art. In particular, use of the singular articles such as "a," "the," "said," etc. should be read to recite one or more of the indicated elements unless a claim recites an explicit limitation to the contrary.

The present disclosure has been described in an illustrative manner, and it is to be understood that the terminology which has been used is intended to be in the nature of words of description rather than of limitation. The adjectives "first" and "second" are used throughout the document as identifiers and are not intended to indicate importance or order. Many modifications and variations of the present disclosure are possible in light of the above teachings, and the disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.

According to the present invention, there is provided a suspension system having: a frame member; a suspension component coupled to the frame component and movable relative to the frame component; a flex sensor elongated between a first end and a second end, the first end of the flex sensor being fixed relative to one of the frame component or the suspension component; and a rotatable joint coupling the second end of the flexible sensor to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

According to one embodiment, the rotatable joint is connected to the flexibility sensor at the second end of the flexibility sensor, the suspension system further comprising a link arm elongated between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the link arm is attached at the first rotatable joint and the second end of the link arm is coupled to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

According to one embodiment, the rotatable joint is a first rotatable joint, the suspension system further comprising a second rotatable joint attached at the second end of the link arm and at the other of the frame member or the suspension member.

According to one embodiment, the second rotatable joint is a ball joint.

According to one embodiment, the rotatable joint is a ball joint.

According to one embodiment, the flexibility sensor is configured to provide an output indicative of a bending moment of the flexibility sensor.

According to one embodiment, the suspension member is rotatable relative to the frame member.

According to one embodiment, the suspension component is one of an upper control arm or a lower control arm.

According to one embodiment, the first end of the flexibility sensor has a fixed position and orientation relative to the one of the frame component or the suspension component.

According to one embodiment, the second end of the flexibility sensor is rotatable relative to the other of the frame component or the suspension component.

According to one embodiment, the flexible sensor is a potentiometer.

According to one embodiment, the flexible sensor comprises a layer of conductive ink.

According to one embodiment, the invention also features a shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.

According to one embodiment, the invention also features a controller communicatively coupled to the flexible sensor and programmed to actuate a vehicle component based on data received from the flexible sensor.

According to one embodiment, the vehicle component is an active headlamp.

According to one embodiment, the vehicle component is an active shock absorber coupled to the frame component and the suspension component.