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Method for determining quantities which characterize the driving behavior
Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
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Filing: 1994-10-17
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2014-10-17
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method for determining quantities which characterize driving behavior. Signals indicative of steering angle, longitudinal speed of the vehicle, and two transverse accelerations located one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, are fed to a computing device. The measured quantities are used to derive further quantities in the computing device using vehicle-specific quantities and a vehicle model. Furthermore, at least one of the further quantities is the sideslip angle or the yaw-angle velocity which are determined and output by the computing device.
Inventors
- 👤 Dieter Ammon
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T8/172; B62; B62D; B62D6/00; B62D6/04; G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/08; G05D1/0891; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02; B60T2250/00; B60T2250/03; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/30; B60T2270/313; B60T2270/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
Method for determining at least one quantity which characterizes driving behavior, using a computing device which is fed signals representing measured quantities of the steering angle, of the longitudinal speed of a vehicle that has tires and of two transverse accelerations located one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, comprising the steps of: deriving further quantities using vehicle-specific quantities and a vehicle model; determining yaw-angle velocity using the measured quantities and the derived further quantities along with the vehicle model, wherein the vehicle model takes into account the transverse force buildup at the tires of the vehicle; outputting the yaw-angle velocity to a vehicle control device; and influencing driving behavior of the vehicle with the vehicle control device as a function of the yaw-angle velocity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
Method for determining at least one quantity which characterizes driving behavior, using a computing device which is fed signals representing measured quantities of the steering angle, of the longitudinal speed of a vehicle that has tires and of two transverse accelerations located one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, comprising the steps of: deriving further quantities using vehicle-specific quantities and a vehicle model; determining yaw-angle velocity using the measured quantities and the derived further quantities along with the vehicle model, wherein the vehicle model takes into account the transverse force buildup at the tires of the vehicle; outputting the yaw-angle velocity to a vehicle control device; and influencing driving behavior of the vehicle with the vehicle control device as a function of the yaw-angle velocity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein determining the yaw-angle velocity is independent of a particular driving state.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
Method according to claim 1, further comprising determining and outputting a sideslip angle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein rolling movements of the vehicle are factored into determining quantities.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
Method according to claim 1, wherein the transverse accelerations are measured by transverse-acceleration sensors having respective installation heights which are identical and correspond to a height of a center of gravity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 1, further comprising adapting the vehicle-specific quantities according to vehicle type.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method according to claim 6, wherein adapting of the vehicle-specific quantities is performed by a sliding average method.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 1, further comprising outputting at least one of the further quantities.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 2, further comprising adapting the vehicle-specific quantities according to vehicle type.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method according to claim 9, wherein adapting of the vehicle-specific quantities is performed by a sliding average method.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 3, further comprising adapting the vehicle-specific quantities according to vehicle type.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method according to claim 11, wherein adapting of the vehicle-specific quantities is performed by a sliding average method.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 4, further comprising adapting the vehicle-specific quantities according to vehicle type.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method according to claim 13, wherein adapting of the vehicle-specific quantities is performed by a sliding average method.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 5, further comprising adapting the vehicle-specific quantities according to vehicle type.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
Method according to claim 15, wherein adapting of the vehicle-specific quantities is performed by a sliding average method.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 2, further comprising outputting at least one of the further quantities.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 3, further comprising outputting at least one of the further quantities.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 4, further comprising outputting at least one of the further quantities.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
Method according to claim 5, further comprising outputting at least one of the further quantities.
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