Caleb J Potvin

US Patent:

20190031252, Jan 31, 2019

Filed:

Jul 25, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/659245

Inventors:

- Detroit MI, US
Caleb Potvin - Sterling Heights MI, US
Rebecca Tjoelker - Commerce Charter Twp. MI, US

Assignee:

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B62D 35/02
B62D 35/00
G01C 5/00

Abstract:

A system is configured to control aerodynamics of a vehicle. The vehicle includes a vehicle body having a first end facing an ambient airflow when the vehicle is in motion relative to a road surface and a second end arranged opposite the first end. The system includes an air deflector moveably mounted to the vehicle body. The system also includes a mechanism configured to selectively vary a height of the deflector relative to the road surface and a position of the deflector relative to the vehicle body. The system additionally includes a controller configured to determine a ride-height of the vehicle and correlate the determined vehicle ride-height to a target height of the deflector relative to the road surface. The controller is further configured to regulate the mechanism to select the target height of the deflector relative to the road surface to thereby control the aerodynamics of the vehicle.