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Suspension control apparatus
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-23
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Granted: 1992-04-07
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Expires: 2010-10-23
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle behavior during cornering and turning is correctly grasped by computing and map-retrieving from output signal (V) of a vehicle speed sensor (1) and output signal (ωy) of a yaw angular velocity sensor (2) for detecting angular velocity about a yaw axis (B) of the vehicle (11), and rolling motion of the vehicle (11) during ordinary-turning or quick-turning is restrained by increasing damping force of shockabsorbers (3) of the suspension control apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Eiichiro Okuda
- 👤 Masuo Takigawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 14:26
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60G; B60G21/00; B60G17/00; B60G17/015; B60G17/016; B60G17/0162; B60G2400/00; B60G2400/20; B60G2400/204; B60G2500/00; B60G2500/10; B60G2500/102
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
A suspension control apparatus comprising: a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of a vehicle and producing a speed output signal indicative thereof, a yaw angular velocity sensor for detecting an angular velocity about a yaw axis of said vehicle to detect a turning state of said vehicle and producing a yaw signal indicative thereof, shock absorber means having an adjustable damping force which is controlled in response to an applied signal; and turning state inference means for storing a map between said vehicle speed, said yaw angular velocity, and a damping force for said shock absorber means, which is based on an amount of turning of the vehicle indicated by said vehicle speed and said yaw angular velocity, and for using said speed output signal of said vehicle speed sensor and said yaw signal of said yaw angular velocity sensor to address said map to output a corresponding damping force to said shock absorber means as said applied signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
A suspension control apparatus comprising: a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a speed of a vehicle and producing a speed output signal indicative thereof, a yaw angular velocity sensor for detecting an angular velocity about a yaw axis of said vehicle to detect a turning state of said vehicle and producing a yaw signal indicative thereof, shock absorber means having an adjustable damping force which is controlled in response to an applied signal; and turning state inference means for storing a map between said vehicle speed, said yaw angular velocity, and a damping force for said shock absorber means, which is based on an amount of turning of the vehicle indicated by said vehicle speed and said yaw angular velocity, and for using said speed output signal of said vehicle speed sensor and said yaw signal of said yaw angular velocity sensor to address said map to output a corresponding damping force to said shock absorber means as said applied signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A suspension control apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said shock absorber means produce a damping force corresponding to a largest output signal of said turning state inference means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
A suspension control apparatus in accordance with claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said shock absorber means maintains a state of controlling the damping force thereof for a predetermined time which corresponds to a vehicle speed when turning, even after a decrease of said output signal of said yaw angular velocity sensor to below a predetermined value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
A suspension control apparatus in accordance with claim 1, which further comprises: quick-turning inference means, receiving said speed output signal of said vehicle speed sensor and said yaw signal of said yaw angular velocity sensor, for calculating a change rate of said yaw signal, and for determining a quick-turning state of the vehicle from said speed output and said change rate thereby to control said damping force of said shock absorber means in response to an output signal of said quick-turning state inference means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A suspension control apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein said shock absorber means produce a damping force corresponding to a largest output signal of said quick-turning state inference means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of controlling a suspension of an automobile, comprising the steps of: providing a shock absorber having an adjustable damping force, which damping force is controllable in response to an applied signal; storing in advance a map between a speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a damping force for the shock absorbers based on an amount of turning of the vehicle indicated by the vehicle speed and the yaw angular velocity; obtaining a measure of a current vehicle speed and a current yaw angular velocity; using said current vehicle speed and said current yaw angular velocity to address said map and obtain said damping force therefrom; and using said damping force from said map to control a damping force of said shock absorber means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of controlling a suspension of an automobile, comprising the steps of: providing a shock absorber having an adjustable damping force, which damping force is controllable in response to an applied signal; storing in advance a map between a speed of the vehicle, a yaw angular velocity of the vehicle, and a damping force for the shock absorbers based on an amount of turning of the vehicle indicated by the vehicle speed and the yaw angular velocity; obtaining a measure of a current vehicle speed and a current yaw angular velocity; using said current vehicle speed and said current yaw angular velocity to address said map and obtain said damping force therefrom; and using said damping force from said map to control a damping force of said shock absorber means.
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