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Method and system for controlling the yaw moment of a vehicle
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-05-08
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Granted: 2002-01-01
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Expires: 2017-05-08
Abstract
Abstract The favorable responsiveness and the stability of a vehicle is sought to be achieved even under extreme traveling conditions. A yawing moment which a vehicle is desired to produce is computed according to a dynamic state quantity of the vehicle such as the vehicle speed and the cornering force of each of the wheels, and a braking force or a traction which is applied to each of the wheels is individually controlled so as to achieve the computed yawing moment. Therefore, even under conditions where the gripping force of the tires is close to a limit, it is possible to improve the responsiveness and stability of the behavior of the vehicle. Further, by using the sliding mode control, it is possible to improve the stability and the robustness of the control system.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshimi Furukawa
- 👤 Masato Abe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:06
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60T; B60T8/00; B60T8/17; B60T8/1755; B60T2230/00; B60T2230/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior by individually controlling a fore-and-aft force of each of right and left vehicle wheels so as to achieve a desired vehicle behavior, comprising the steps of: computing a desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response; computing a yawing moment which is required to be applied to the vehicle to achieve the desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response according to a yaw motion equation of the vehicle for given dynamic state quantities of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed, and cornering forces of vehicle wheel tires which are determined either directly or indirectly; and controlling a fore-and-aft force which is applied to each of the wheels so as to achieve said computed yawing moment, wherein said fore-and-aft force is controlled by a sliding mode control process using a sliding surface based at least on the dynamic state quantity of the vehicle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior by individually controlling a fore-and-aft force of each of right and left vehicle wheels so as to achieve a desired vehicle behavior, comprising the steps of: computing a desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response; computing a yawing moment which is required to be applied to the vehicle to achieve the desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response according to a yaw motion equation of the vehicle for given dynamic state quantities of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed, and cornering forces of vehicle wheel tires which are determined either directly or indirectly; and controlling a fore-and-aft force which is applied to each of the wheels so as to achieve said computed yawing moment, wherein said fore-and-aft force is controlled by a sliding mode control process using a sliding surface based at least on the dynamic state quantity of the vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior according to claim 1 , wherein said vehicle includes a four wheel steering control system which seeks to reduce a vehicle body slip angle to zero in a linear region of dynamic properties of the wheel tires.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior according to claim 1 , wherein said cornering forces are estimated from the dynamic state quantity of the vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior according to claim 3 , wherein said cornering forces are estimated from a frictional coefficient of a road surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior according to claim 1 , wherein said fore-and-aft force includes a braking force.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method for controlling a vehicle behavior according to claim 1 , wherein said fore-and-aft force includes a traction.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
199 words
A system for controlling a vehicle behavior so as to achieve a desired vehicle behavior by individually controlling a fore-and-aft force of each of right and left wheels, comprising: fore-and-aft force control means for controlling a fore-and-aft force which is individually applied to each of right and left vehicle wheels; dynamic state quantity detecting means for detecting a dynamic state quantity of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed; cornering force determining means for determining a cornering force of each of the wheels; desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle computing means for computing a desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response; and yawing moment computing means for computing a yawing moment which is required to be applied to the vehicle to achieve the desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response according to a yaw motion equation of the vehicle for given dynamic state quantities of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed, and cornering forces of vehicle wheel tires are determined either directly of indirectly; wherein said fore-and-aft force control means is controlled by a sliding mode control process using a sliding surface based at least on the dynamic state quantity of the vehicle.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
199 words
A system for controlling a vehicle behavior so as to achieve a desired vehicle behavior by individually controlling a fore-and-aft force of each of right and left wheels, comprising: fore-and-aft force control means for controlling a fore-and-aft force which is individually applied to each of right and left vehicle wheels; dynamic state quantity detecting means for detecting a dynamic state quantity of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed; cornering force determining means for determining a cornering force of each of the wheels; desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle computing means for computing a desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response; and yawing moment computing means for computing a yawing moment which is required to be applied to the vehicle to achieve the desired yaw and/or vehicle body slip angle response according to a yaw motion equation of the vehicle for given dynamic state quantities of the vehicle including at least a traveling speed, and cornering forces of vehicle wheel tires are determined either directly of indirectly; wherein said fore-and-aft force control means is controlled by a sliding mode control process using a sliding surface based at least on the dynamic state quantity of the vehicle.
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