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Vehicle motion control system
Assignee: Advics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-10-21
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Granted: 1999-02-09
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Expires: 2017-10-21
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is directed to a vehicle motion control system for maintaining vehicle stability, even in the case where the vehicle is tilted when the vehicle is in turning motion, wherein a braking force control unit is provided for controlling a braking force applied to each of front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The system includes a tilt detection unit which detects a tilt of a normal axis of the vehicle to its vertical axis, and a turn determination unit which determines a turning condition of the vehicle including a turning direction thereof. A yaw moment control unit is provided for controlling the braking force controlling unit to produce a yaw moment in a direction opposite to the turning direction of the vehicle in response to the tilt detected by the tilt detection unit when the turn determination unit determines that the vehicle is turning.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Nakashima
- 👤 Toshiaki Hamada
- 👤 Jun Mihara
- 👤 Hitoshi Terada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:28
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T8/17554; B60T8/24; B60T8/241; B60T8/246; B60T8/32; B60T8/34; B60T8/48; B60T8/4809; B60T8/4827; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A vehicle motion control system for maintaining stability of an automotive vehicle when said vehicle is in a turning motion, comprising: braking force controlling means for controlling a braking force applied to each of front wheels and rear wheels of said vehicle; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of a normal axis of said vehicle to a vertical axis of said vehicle; turn determination means for determining a turning condition of said vehicle including a turning direction of said vehicle; and yaw moment control means for controlling said braking force controlling means to produce a yaw moment in a direction opposite to the turning direction of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means when said turn determination means determines that said vehicle is turning.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A vehicle motion control system for maintaining stability of an automotive vehicle when said vehicle is in a turning motion, comprising: braking force controlling means for controlling a braking force applied to each of front wheels and rear wheels of said vehicle; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of a normal axis of said vehicle to a vertical axis of said vehicle; turn determination means for determining a turning condition of said vehicle including a turning direction of said vehicle; and yaw moment control means for controlling said braking force controlling means to produce a yaw moment in a direction opposite to the turning direction of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means when said turn determination means determines that said vehicle is turning.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
96 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said yaw moment control means is adapted to select one of said front wheels of said vehicle located on the outside of a curve in said vehicle's path of travel in accordance with the result of said turn determination means, and adapted to control said braking force controlling means to apply the braking force to the one of said front wheels located on the outside of the curve in said vehicle's path of travel in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
124 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising wheel speed detection means for detecting a wheel speed of each wheel of said vehicle, and wherein said yaw moment control means includes: desired slip rate setting means for setting a desired slip rate for each wheel of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means; actual slip rate measuring means for measuring an actual slip rate of each wheel of said vehicle; and slip rate deviation calculating means for calculating a deviation between the desired slip rate and the actual slip rate, said yaw moment control means controlling said braking force controlling means in response to the deviation calculated by said slip rate deviation calculating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: driving force controlling means for controlling a driving force applied to said vehicle; and speed decreasing means for controlling at least one of said braking force controlling means and said driving force controlling means to decrease a speed of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means when said turn determination means determines that said vehicle is turning.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said yaw moment control means is adapted to select one of said front wheels of said vehicle located on the outside of the curve in said vehicle's path of travel in accordance with the result of said turn determination means, and adapted to control said braking force controlling means to apply the braking force to the one of said front wheels located on the outside of the curve in said vehicle's path of travel in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
124 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising wheel speed detection means for detecting a wheel speed of each wheel of said vehicle, and wherein said yaw moment control means includes: desired slip rate setting means for setting a desired slip rate for each wheel of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means; actual slip rate measuring means for measuring an actual slip rate of each wheel of said vehicle; and slip rate deviation calculating means for calculating a deviation between the desired slip rate and the actual slip rate, said yaw moment control means controlling said braking force controlling means in response to the deviation calculated by said slip rate deviation calculating means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A vehicle motion control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said tilt detection means is adapted to detect the tilt of said vehicle on the basis of a roll angle about a longitudinal axis of said vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
139 words
A vehicle motion control system for maintaining stability of an automotive vehicle when said vehicle is in a turning motion, comprising: braking force controlling means for controlling the braking force applied to each wheel of said vehicle; driving force controlling means for controlling a driving force applied to said vehicle; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of a normal axis of said vehicle to a vertical axis of said vehicle; turn determination means for determining a turning condition of said vehicle including a turning direction of said vehicle; and speed decreasing means for controlling at least one of said braking force controlling means and said driving force controlling means to decrease a speed of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means when said turn determination means determines that said vehicle is turning.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
139 words
A vehicle motion control system for maintaining stability of an automotive vehicle when said vehicle is in a turning motion, comprising: braking force controlling means for controlling the braking force applied to each wheel of said vehicle; driving force controlling means for controlling a driving force applied to said vehicle; tilt detection means for detecting a tilt of a normal axis of said vehicle to a vertical axis of said vehicle; turn determination means for determining a turning condition of said vehicle including a turning direction of said vehicle; and speed decreasing means for controlling at least one of said braking force controlling means and said driving force controlling means to decrease a speed of said vehicle in response to the tilt detected by said tilt detection means when said turn determination means determines that said vehicle is turning.
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