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Method for determining an additional yawing moment based on side slip angle velocity
Assignee: ITT Automotive Europe GmbH
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1998-01-20
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for improving the driving behavior of an automotive vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a plurality of wheels, each wheel having a brake. The vehicle includes a plurality of sensors for generating signals representing the vehicle velocity, the vehicle steering angle and the measured yaw rate of the vehicle. A desired yaw rate is determined based on the vehicle velocity and the vehicle steering angle. A yaw rate adjustment value is calculated based on the desired yaw rate and the measured yaw rate. A velocity of the side slip angle is determined based on the vehicle velocity and the measured yaw rate. A value representing a yawing moment adjustment is determined based on the vehicle velocity value of the side slip angle. The yawing moment adjustment value is applied to control the yaw rate of the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Eckert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:18
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T8/17551; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/18; B60W10/184; B60W30/00; B60W30/02; B60W40/00; B60W40/02; B60W40/06; B60W40/064; B60G; B60G2400/00; B60G2400/10; B60G2400/104; B60G2400/1042; B60T2210/00; B60T2210/10; B60T2210/12; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02; B60T2270/00; B60T2270/30; B60T2270/313; B60W2422/00; B60W2422/95; B60W2520/00; B60W2520/12; B60W2520/125; B60W2520/14; B60W2520/20; B60W2720/00; B60W2720/14; B60W2720/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for improving the driving behavior of an automotive vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of wheels, each wheel having a brake, said vehicle having a plurality of sensors for generating signals representing a vehicle velocity, a vehicle steering angle and a measured yaw rate of the vehicle, comprising the steps of: determining a desired yaw rate based on the vehicle velocity and the vehicle steering angle; generating a yawing moment adjustment value based on the desired yaw rate and the measured yaw rate; determining a velocity of the side slip angle kinematically, based on the vehicle velocity and the measured yaw rate; calculating an observer model velocity of the side slip angle based on the steering angle of the vehicle; and correcting the yawing moment adjustment based on the kinematically determined velocity value of the side slip angle and the observer model velocity of the side slip angle, said yawing moment adjustment value being applied to control the yaw rate of the vehicle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
165 words
A method for improving the driving behavior of an automotive vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of wheels, each wheel having a brake, said vehicle having a plurality of sensors for generating signals representing a vehicle velocity, a vehicle steering angle and a measured yaw rate of the vehicle, comprising the steps of: determining a desired yaw rate based on the vehicle velocity and the vehicle steering angle; generating a yawing moment adjustment value based on the desired yaw rate and the measured yaw rate; determining a velocity of the side slip angle kinematically, based on the vehicle velocity and the measured yaw rate; calculating an observer model velocity of the side slip angle based on the steering angle of the vehicle; and correcting the yawing moment adjustment based on the kinematically determined velocity value of the side slip angle and the observer model velocity of the side slip angle, said yawing moment adjustment value being applied to control the yaw rate of the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a correction to reduce an error in the desired yaw rate based on the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of determining the desired yaw rate includes adding a correction factor value to the desired yaw rate if the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle exceeds a threshold value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of periodically determining whether the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle exceeds the threshold value, wherein the step of determining the desired yaw rate includes the step of increasing the correction factor each time the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle is determined to exceed the threshold value.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein the step of adding the correction factor to the desired yaw rate is only performed if the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle exceeds the threshold value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the step of generating the yaw moment adjustment includes the step of adding a value to the yawing moment adjustment, said value being proportional to said kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the step of determining the velocity of the side slip angle includes calculating the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle based on output signals provided by a lateral acceleration sensor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
Method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the step of determining a velocity of the side slip angle kinematically includes computing the differential equation: ##EQU28## wherein β is the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle, a trans is a lateral acceleration of the vehicle, ν is the reference velocity, Ψ is the yaw rate, ν is the time derivative of the reference velocity, and β is the side slip angle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
Method according to claim 8, including the step of calculating the side slip angle β based on both the kinematically determined velocity value of the side slip angle and the observer model velocity of the side slip angle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
170 words
Method for controlling the brake forces on braking means of a motor vehicle, which can be actuated individually, wherein a desired yaw rate is determined as a function of the velocity of the vehicle and the steering angle set by the driver, and this desired yaw rate is compared with the actual yaw rate, wherein an additional yawing moment, which is realized by an individual actuation of the braking means, is calculated on the basis of the deviation between these two values, comprising the steps of: measuring a plurality of variables including a vehicle velocity, a vehicle yaw rate, and a vehicle steering angle; deriving a kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle of the vehicle from the vehicle velocity and yaw rate, calculating an observer model velocity of the side slip angle based on the steering angle of the vehicle; and using the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle and the observer model velocity of the side slip angle to determine a corrected additional yawing moment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
170 words
Method for controlling the brake forces on braking means of a motor vehicle, which can be actuated individually, wherein a desired yaw rate is determined as a function of the velocity of the vehicle and the steering angle set by the driver, and this desired yaw rate is compared with the actual yaw rate, wherein an additional yawing moment, which is realized by an individual actuation of the braking means, is calculated on the basis of the deviation between these two values, comprising the steps of: measuring a plurality of variables including a vehicle velocity, a vehicle yaw rate, and a vehicle steering angle; deriving a kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle of the vehicle from the vehicle velocity and yaw rate, calculating an observer model velocity of the side slip angle based on the steering angle of the vehicle; and using the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle and the observer model velocity of the side slip angle to determine a corrected additional yawing moment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
Method in accordance with claim 10, further comprising calculating a correction of the desired yaw rate in a reference model based on the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle and using the corrected desired yaw rate for a further calculation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
Method in accordance with claim 11, further comprising correcting the calculated additional yawing moment based on the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
Method in accordance with claim 12, further comprising increasing the calculated additional yawing moment by an additive constant, which increases linearly with increasing velocity of the side slip angle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
Method in accordance with claim 10, further comprising the step of using a reference model to provide a correction for the desired yaw rate when the velocity of the side slip angle exceeds a threshold value, said correction being an additive constant.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
Method in accordance with claim 14, further comprising increasing the additive constant in each calculation run in which the kinematically determined velocity of the side slip angle is above the threshold value.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method in accordance with claim 15, further comprising correcting the desired yaw rate only when an integrated velocity of the side slip angle exceeds a threshold value.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method in accordance with claim 10, wherein the velocity of the side slip angle is calculated on the basis of signals sent by a lateral acceleration sensor.
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