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US5717591A
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Turn behavior control system of vehicle adaptable to external conditions
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1995-08-30
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Granted: 1998-02-10
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Expires: 2015-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A turn behavior control system continually modifies its control performance by itself so as to adapt itself to varying external conditions such as curving and surface conditions of the road and the driving skill of the driver, according to study of the turn behavior of the vehicle controlled thereby under the influence of those external conditions, such that an anti-spin moment is generated according to a spin parameter estimating the spinning condition of the vehicle when the spin parameter exceeds a standard value which is reviewed by each unit period to be lowered as the frequency of operation of the control system during the unit period increases or to be raised as the time based integration of the spin value during the unit period increases, or the anti-spin moment is increased as the friction coefficient of the road surface lowers.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Okada
- 👤 Masatoshi Yoneyama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:57
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/24; B60T8/246; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/343; B60T8/344; B60T8/348; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means starts operation of said anti-spin moment generation means when said spin parameter exceeds a threshold value therefor, with reviewing said threshold value at each unit period to be lowered as frequency of operation of said anti-spin moment generating means during a preceding unit period increases.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means starts operation of said anti-spin moment generation means when said spin parameter exceeds a threshold value therefor, with reviewing said threshold value at each unit period to be lowered as frequency of operation of said anti-spin moment generating means during a preceding unit period increases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The turn behavior control system according to claim 1, wherein said control means reviews said threshold value to each unit period to be raised as the frequency of operation of said anti-spin moment generation means during a preceding unit period decreases.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
The turn behavior control system according to claim 1, wherein said control means integrates a maximum value of absolute values of said spin parameter at each operation of said turn behavior control during each unit period, and despatches a signal for warning when an integrated value exceeds a determinate standard value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
151 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right vehicle wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means starts operation of said anti-spin moment generation means when said spin parameter exceeds a threshold value therefor, with reviewing said threshold value at each unit period to be raised as an integration value of an absolute value of said spin parameter during a preceding unit period increases.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right vehicle wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means starts operation of said anti-spin moment generation means when said spin parameter exceeds a threshold value therefor, with reviewing said threshold value at each unit period to be raised as an integration value of an absolute value of said spin parameter during a preceding unit period increases.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The turn behavior control system according to claim 4, wherein, said control means reviews said threshold value at each unit period to be lowered as an integration value of the absolute value of said spin parameter during a preceding unit period decreases.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
130 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means controls operation of said anti-spin moment generation means so as to magnify a generation of said anti-spin moment according to an increasing rate of said spin parameter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
130 words
A turn behavior control system of a vehicle having front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders for respectively independently braking front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels thereof, comprising: means for estimating a spinning condition of the vehicle based upon at least one operation parameter of the vehicle to generate a spin parameter; means for generating an anti-spin moment in the vehicle by relative operation of the front left, front right, rear left and rear right wheel cylinders; and means for controlling said anti-spin moment generation means according to said spin parameter, wherein said control means controls operation of said anti-spin moment generation means so as to magnify a generation of said anti-spin moment according to an increasing rate of said spin parameter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The turn behavior control system according to claim 6, wherein, said control means controls the operation of said anti-spin moment generation means so as to attenuate the generation of said anti-spin moment according to a decreasing rate of said spin parameter.
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