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I'd be surprised. Linux is great, but it's not the best choice for something like the control system for a self-adjusting automobile suspension. Much more likely they're using VXWorks or some other embedded RTOS.



From what I can tell it's active only in that it changes ride height, not actually adjusting the suspension through a corner so the timing is not critical at all.

You don't need anything approaching realtime for controlling an air-based suspension. If we were talking about the magneto-hydraulic suspensions that adjust constantly to road conditions like potholes and corners, then I would agree 100%. But the response rate of the pneumatic system will be far slower than the computer.


There are real-time variants of Linux, e.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_River_Linux#Wind_River_Lin...




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