Continuously Variable Road-Sensing Suspension (CVRSS): Notes

Continuously Variable Road-Sensing Suspension (CVRSS) system can change firmness of vehicle ride in 10 milliseconds. Vehicle ride firmness is determined by how easily the strut or shock absorber can be compressed (damping characteristics). In each strut and shock absorber, damper oil flows through a damper that has 2 different sized orifices, one for firm mode and the other for soft mode. A damper actuator rotates the damper between positions (modes). Damper actuator is an integral part of strut and is not serviceable separately from strut. Damper actuators respond to command signals from CVRSS control module. CVRSS control module command signals are based on the following inputs.