I looked into using the airpod with height sensor and found that they only can work or level the vehicle based off a setting in the controller (BRAIN/ECU) and if not used in conjunction with a pressure sensor they can be quite lazy/slow. Also because this system was designed for the road they only adjust every minute or whatever the designer programmed into the brain and this working best for long flat drives. If the system always wants to have control then I had better use a sonar type system so it can keep my truck level at all times and that is crazy.
Because of all this mumbo-jumbo I decided to go with an assisted air system no sensors. This is were I still use a coil-over with springs and valving and only use the air too further control ride quality someday incorporating a
JOYSTICK
and program some of my own ideal system settings. The fact of the matter is that air is slow and difficult to control so getting a manual starting point will help me design a system that actually works off road not an air bag system built for road driving that was originally designed in the 60's.
Some things I expect an air assisted system can do:
1. Raise ride height to clear obstacles
2. Lower ride height for highway driving
3. Perform as a swaybar at any height and with great adjustability
4. Move C/G (center of gravity) to counter a rollover
5. Increase spring rate when loaded with camping gear and tools
6. Act as a jack, lifting the wheel off the ground when replacing my front hubs (every trip)
7. Increasing tire traction when climbing, by not letting the up-hill side of the vehicle unloads and the down-hill side squat (inducing the stink bug effect)
These are just a few things I know it can do hopefully I can find more so if you can think of any other possibilities post-them I will add it to the list…Sorry so long