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Method and system for controlling a vehicle
Assignee: American Vehicular Sciences LLC
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Filing: 2004-04-12
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Granted: 2006-08-01
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Expires: 2024-04-12
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion, vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle and a processor coupled to the inertial reference unit and the vehicle control devices. The processor includes an algorithm arranged to receive data from the inertial reference unit and control the vehicle control devices to apply the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover, optionally in consideration of the position of the vehicle as provided by a map database or location determining system.
Inventors
- 👤 David S. Breed
- 👤 Wilbur E. DuVall
- 👤 Wendell C. Johnson
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CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W30/00; B60W30/02; B60W30/04; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2857; B60N2/2863; B60W30/18; B60W30/18009; B60W30/18154; B60W40/00; B60W40/02; B60W40/06; B60W50/00; G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; G01S13/931; G01S17/00; G01S17/86; G01S17/88; G01S17/89; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/13; G01S19/14; G01S19/17; G01S19/38; G01S19/39; G01S19/42; G01S19/50; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/02; G05D1/021; G05D1/0268; G05D1/027; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/16; G08G1/161; G08G1/163; G08G1/164; G08G1/165; G08G1/166; G08G1/167; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/18; B60W10/20; B60W2050/0062; B60W2050/007; B60W2050/0071; B60W2050/0073; B60W2050/0075; B60W2556/00; B60W2556/45; B60W2556/50; B60W30/14; B60W30/18172; B60W40/072; B60W40/076; B60W50/08; B60W50/14; G01S19/03; G01S19/10; G01S19/11; G01S19/40; G01S19/41; G01S2013/9315; G01S2013/9316; G01S2013/9318; G01S2013/93185; G01S2013/9319; G01S2013/932; G01S2013/9321; G01S2013/9322; G01S2013/9327; G01S2013/93271; G01S2013/93272; G01S2013/93273; G01S2013/9329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway, said processor being coupled to said location determining means and being arranged to consider the location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said at least one of said vehicle control devices.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
151 words
An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway, said processor being coupled to said location determining means and being arranged to consider the location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said at least one of said vehicle control devices.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of the potential rollover situation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a latitude direction, a second one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a longitudinal direction and a third one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a vertical direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the pitch axis, a second one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the yaw axis and a third one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the roll axis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said processor is arranged to control all of said vehicle control devices to apply the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover, when necessary.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A vehicle, comprising: tires; a brake system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a braking force to said tires to reduce rotation of said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said brake system arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said brake system to apply the braking force to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
95 words
A vehicle, comprising: tires; a brake system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a braking force to said tires to reduce rotation of said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said brake system arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said brake system to apply the braking force to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle of claim 6 , wherein said brake system includes a servo, said servo being controlled by said processor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein said processor includes an algorithm which receives the data from said inertial reference unit and outputs control signals for said servo.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
A vehicle, comprising: an engine system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a motive force to said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said engine system and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said engine system to regulate motive force being applied to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
90 words
A vehicle, comprising: an engine system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a motive force to said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said engine system and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said engine system to regulate motive force being applied to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein said engine system includes a servo, said servo being controlled by said processor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein said processor includes an algorithm which receives the data from said inertial reference unit and outputs control signals for said servo.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
120 words
A vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit, said location determining means and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover, said processor being arranged to consider the determined location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said vehicle control systems.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
120 words
A vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit, said location determining means and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover, said processor being arranged to consider the determined location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said vehicle control systems.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
139 words
The vehicle of claim 12 , further comprising tires, said vehicle control systems including a brake system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a braking force to said tires to reduce rotation of said tires, a steering system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a directional steering force to said tires, and an engine system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a motive force to said tires, said processor being arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said brake system to apply the braking force to said tires to prevent the rollover, said steering system to apply a directional steering force to said tires to prevent the rollover, and said engine system to regulate motive force being applied to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein said brake system includes a brake servo controlled by said processor, said steering system includes a steering servo controlled by said processor and said engine system includes a throttle servo controlled by said processor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle of claim 14 , wherein said processor includes an algorithm which receives the data from said inertial reference unit and outputs control signals for said at least one of said brake servo, said steering servo and said throttle servo.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of a potential rollover situation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
129 words
A vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of a potential rollover situation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein said processor includes an algorithm which receives the data from said inertial reference unit and outputs control signals for said at least one of said vehicle control systems and said warning system.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
139 words
The vehicle of claim 16 , further comprising tires, said vehicle control systems including a brake system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a braking force to said tires to reduce rotation of said tires, a steering system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a directional steering force to said tires, and an engine system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a motive force to said tires, said processor being arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said brake system to apply the braking force to said tires to prevent the rollover, said steering system to apply a directional steering force to said tires to prevent the rollover, and said engine system to regulate motive force being applied to said tires to prevent the rollover.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
The vehicle of claim 18 , wherein said brake system includes a brake servo controlled by said processor, said steering system includes a steering servo controlled by said processor and said engine system includes a throttle servo controlled by said processor.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of the potential rollover situation.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising: an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of the potential rollover situation.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein a first one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a latitude direction, a second one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a longitudinal direction and a third one of said accelerometers is arranged to sense vehicle acceleration in a vertical direction.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein a first one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the pitch axis, a second one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the yaw axis and a third one of said gyroscopes is arranged to sense angular rate about the roll axis.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein said processor is arranged to control all of said vehicle control devices to apply the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover, when necessary.
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