What does air suspension mean?

Air suspension system is a kind of automobile suspension. It uses compressed air formed by air compressor to send it into the air chamber of shock absorber. By adjusting the pressure of gas, the height of the vehicle and the hardness of the shock absorber can be changed. When the vehicle runs at high speed, the suspension can be hardened to improve the stability of the body; However, when driving on low-speed uneven roads for a long time, the control unit will soften the suspension and improve the ride comfort.

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Generally speaking, vehicles equipped with air-type adjustable suspension have ground distance sensors near the front and rear wheels. The driving computer will judge the height change of the car body according to the output signal of the ground distance sensor, and then control the air compressor and exhaust valve to make the spring automatically compress or stretch, thus reducing or increasing the ground clearance of the chassis, and increasing the stability of the high-speed car body or the passability of complex road conditions. In daily adjustment, the air suspension will have three states.