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Vehicle turning behavior control apparatus
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1991-03-22
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Granted: 1993-04-27
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Expires: 2011-03-22
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle turning behavior control apparatus for use with a multi-wheel automatic vehicle. The apparatus provides a difference between the braking forces applied to the nearside and offside wheels of the vehicle to produce a yaw moment in a direction to which the vehicle turns. The difference is determined based upon the vehicle steering angle and is modified based upon the vehicle lateral slip angle.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Inoue
- 👤 Hirotsugu Yamaguchi
- 👤 Sunao Hano
- 👤 Shinji Matsumoto
- 👤 Jun Kubo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 10:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T8/17552; B60T8/24; B60T8/246; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/40; B60T8/4013; B60T8/42; B60T8/4275; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/30; B60T2270/313
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An apparatus for controlling turning behavior of a multi-wheeled automotive vehicle supported on a plurality of pairs of wheels, the apparatus comprising: braking means for applying braking forces to the respective wheels; first sensor means sensitive to a vehicle steering condition for producing a first signal indicative of a sensed vehicle steering condition; second sensor means sensitive to a vehicle lateral slip angle for producing a second signal indicative of a sensed vehicle lateral slip angle; and a control unit coupled to the first and second sensor means, the control unit including means for providing a difference between the braking forces applied to nearside and offside wheels of at least one of the pairs of wheels based upon the sensed vehicle steering condition to produce a yaw moment in a direction to which the vehicle turns, and means for modifying the difference based upon the sensed vehicle lateral slip angle to decrease the difference as the vehicle lateral slip angle increases.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
161 words
An apparatus for controlling turning behavior of a multi-wheeled automotive vehicle supported on a plurality of pairs of wheels, the apparatus comprising: braking means for applying braking forces to the respective wheels; first sensor means sensitive to a vehicle steering condition for producing a first signal indicative of a sensed vehicle steering condition; second sensor means sensitive to a vehicle lateral slip angle for producing a second signal indicative of a sensed vehicle lateral slip angle; and a control unit coupled to the first and second sensor means, the control unit including means for providing a difference between the braking forces applied to nearside and offside wheels of at least one of the pairs of wheels based upon the sensed vehicle steering condition to produce a yaw moment in a direction to which the vehicle turns, and means for modifying the difference based upon the sensed vehicle lateral slip angle to decrease the difference as the vehicle lateral slip angle increases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first sensor means is sensitive to a vehicle steering angle for producing the first signal indicative of a sensed vehicle steering angle, and wherein the control unit includes means for increasing the difference as the sensed vehicle steering angle increases when the sensed vehicle steering angle exceeds a predetermined value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising third sensor means associated with a brake pedal of the vehicle for producing a third signal when the brake pedal is depressed, and wherein the control unit includes means responsive to the third signal for controlling the braking force applied to the nearside wheel to a first value corresponding to an amount the brake pedal is depressed and the braking force applied to the offside wheel to a second value equal to the first value minus the modified difference.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
78 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the braking means includes automatic braking means operable for applying predetermined braking forces to the respective wheels when the sensed steering angle exceeds a predetermined value, and wherein the control unit includes means operable, when the automatic braking means is operating, for controlling the braking force applied to the offside wheel to zero and the braking force applied to the nearside wheel to a value equal to the modified difference.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
222 words
An apparatus for controlling turning behavior of a multi-wheeled automotive vehicle supported on a plurality of pairs of wheels, the apparatus comprising: braking means for applying braking forces to the respective wheels; first sensor means sensitive to a vehicle steering angle for producing a first signal indicative of a sensed vehicle steering angle; second sensor means sensitive to a vehicle lateral slip angle for producing a second signal indicative of a sensed vehicle lateral slip angle; and a control unit coupled to the first and second sensor means, the control unit including means for calculating a basic value ΔP1 as a function of the sensed vehicle steering angle to increase the basic value as the sensed vehicle steering angle increases when the sensed vehicle steering angle exceeds a predetermined value, means for calculating a first correction factor K1 as a function of the sensed vehicle lateral slip angle to decrease the first correction factor as the sensed vehicle laterial slip increases, means for calculating a difference ΔP as ΔP=ΔP1×K1, and means for setting the braking means to provide the calculated difference ΔP between the braking forces applied to nearside and offside wheels of at least one of the pairs of wheels so that the braking force applied to the offside wheel is smaller than the braking force applied to the nearside wheel.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
222 words
An apparatus for controlling turning behavior of a multi-wheeled automotive vehicle supported on a plurality of pairs of wheels, the apparatus comprising: braking means for applying braking forces to the respective wheels; first sensor means sensitive to a vehicle steering angle for producing a first signal indicative of a sensed vehicle steering angle; second sensor means sensitive to a vehicle lateral slip angle for producing a second signal indicative of a sensed vehicle lateral slip angle; and a control unit coupled to the first and second sensor means, the control unit including means for calculating a basic value ΔP1 as a function of the sensed vehicle steering angle to increase the basic value as the sensed vehicle steering angle increases when the sensed vehicle steering angle exceeds a predetermined value, means for calculating a first correction factor K1 as a function of the sensed vehicle lateral slip angle to decrease the first correction factor as the sensed vehicle laterial slip increases, means for calculating a difference ΔP as ΔP=ΔP1×K1, and means for setting the braking means to provide the calculated difference ΔP between the braking forces applied to nearside and offside wheels of at least one of the pairs of wheels so that the braking force applied to the offside wheel is smaller than the braking force applied to the nearside wheel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control unit includes means for calculating a second correction factor K2 as a function of vehicle speed to decrease the second correction factor as the vehicle speed increases, and means for calculating the difference ΔP as ΔP=ΔP1×K1×K2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising third sensor means associated with a brake pedal of the vehicle for producing a third signal when the brake pedal is depressed, and wherein the control unit includes means responsive to the third signal for causing the braking means to set the braking force applied to the nearside wheel at a first value corresponding to an amount the brake pedal is depressed and the braking force applied to the offside wheel at a second value equal to the first value minus the calculated difference.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the braking means includes automatic braking means operable for applying constant braking forces to the respective wheels when the sensed vehicle steering angle exceeds a predetermined value, and wherein the control unit includes means operable, when the automatic braking means is operating, for causing the braking means to set the braking force applied to the offside wheel to zero and the braking force applied to the nearside wheel at a value equal to the calculated difference.
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