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Apparatus for determining an estimated quantity of a state of motion of a vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1996-11-05
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Granted: 1998-05-05
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Expires: 2016-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle state estimating apparatus includes a slip-angle determining unit which determines a slip angle of a wheel of a vehicle. A friction-coefficient determining unit determines a friction coefficient between a tire of the wheel and a road. A tire characteristics unit generates a lateral force of the wheel from the slip angle and the friction coefficient based on predetermined tire characteristics. A vehicle-state estimating unit determines an estimated quantity of a state of motion of the vehicle based on the lateral force output by the tire characteristics unit. A vehicle-state observing unit detects an observed quantity for the estimated quantity determined by the vehicle-state estimating unit. A friction-coefficient correcting unit corrects the friction coefficient determined by the friction-coefficient determining unit, based on a difference between the observed quantity and the estimated quantity, so that the lateral force generated by the tire characteristics unit is corrected by the corrected friction coefficient.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutaka Hirano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 16:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/176; B60T8/1763; B60T8/17636; B60T8/1755; B60T8/17551; B60W; B60W40/00; B60W40/02; B60W40/06; B60W40/068; B60W40/10; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02; B60W50/00; B60W2050/0001; B60W2050/0019; B60W2050/0028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
160 words
An apparatus for determining an estimated quantity of a state of motion of a vehicle, comprising: slip-angle determining means for determining a slip angle of a wheel of the vehicle; friction-coefficient determining means for determining a friction coefficient between a tire of the wheel and a road; tire characteristics means for generating a lateral force on the wheel from the slip angle and the friction coefficient based on predetermined tire characteristics; vehicle-state estimating means for determining an estimated quantity of the state of motion of the vehicle based on the lateral force from said tire characteristics means; vehicle-state observing means for detecting an observed quantity for the estimated quantity determined by said vehicle-state estimating means; and friction-coefficient correcting means for correcting the friction coefficient determined by said friction-coefficient determining means, based on a difference between the observed quantity and the estimated quantity, so that the lateral force output from said tire characteristics means is corrected by said corrected friction coefficient.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
160 words
An apparatus for determining an estimated quantity of a state of motion of a vehicle, comprising: slip-angle determining means for determining a slip angle of a wheel of the vehicle; friction-coefficient determining means for determining a friction coefficient between a tire of the wheel and a road; tire characteristics means for generating a lateral force on the wheel from the slip angle and the friction coefficient based on predetermined tire characteristics; vehicle-state estimating means for determining an estimated quantity of the state of motion of the vehicle based on the lateral force from said tire characteristics means; vehicle-state observing means for detecting an observed quantity for the estimated quantity determined by said vehicle-state estimating means; and friction-coefficient correcting means for correcting the friction coefficient determined by said friction-coefficient determining means, based on a difference between the observed quantity and the estimated quantity, so that the lateral force output from said tire characteristics means is corrected by said corrected friction coefficient.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle-state estimating means determines a presently-estimated vehicle slip angle based on the lateral force from said tire characteristics means and a previously-determined vehicle slip angle at each of intervals of a predetermined time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle-state estimating means determines a presently-estimated yaw rate based on the lateral force from said tire characteristics means and a previously-determined yaw rate at each of intervals of a predetermined time.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle-state estimating means determines at least one of an estimated vehicle slip angle, an estimated yaw rate, and an estimated lateral acceleration, based on the lateral force from the tire characteristics means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said friction-coefficient correcting means performs the determination of the corrected friction coefficient at intervals of a predetermined time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said friction-coefficient correcting means performs the determination of the corrected friction coefficient at intervals of a predetermined time such that a presently-corrected friction coefficient is determined based on said difference and a previously-corrected friction coefficient.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle-state observing means detects at least one of an observed lateral acceleration and an observed yaw rate based on a signal output from a lateral acceleration sensor of the vehicle and a signal output from a yaw rate sensor of the vehicle.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of determining an estimated quantity of a state of motion of a vehicle, comprising steps of: determining a slip angle of a wheel of the vehicle; determining a friction coefficient between a tire of the wheel and a road; generating a lateral force of the wheel from the slip angle and the friction coefficient based on predetermined tire characteristics; determining an estimated quantity of the state of motion of the vehicle based on said lateral force; detecting an observed quantity for said estimated quantity based on a signal from a sensor on the vehicle; and determining a corrected friction coefficient based on a difference between the observed quantity and the estimated quantity, so that the lateral force generated based on the predetermined tire characteristics is corrected by said corrected friction coefficient.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
133 words
A method of determining an estimated quantity of a state of motion of a vehicle, comprising steps of: determining a slip angle of a wheel of the vehicle; determining a friction coefficient between a tire of the wheel and a road; generating a lateral force of the wheel from the slip angle and the friction coefficient based on predetermined tire characteristics; determining an estimated quantity of the state of motion of the vehicle based on said lateral force; detecting an observed quantity for said estimated quantity based on a signal from a sensor on the vehicle; and determining a corrected friction coefficient based on a difference between the observed quantity and the estimated quantity, so that the lateral force generated based on the predetermined tire characteristics is corrected by said corrected friction coefficient.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein said step of determining the corrected friction coefficient is performed at intervals of a predetermined time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 8, wherein said step of determining the corrected friction coefficient is performed at intervals of a predetermined time such that a presently-corrected friction coefficient is determined based on said difference and a previously-corrected friction coefficient.
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