| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 701038000 | Attitude change suppressive control (e.g., antiroll or antipitch) | 76 |
| 20130030649 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STRADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE - A control system in a straddle-type vehicle is provided. The control system includes front and rear wheels, comprises a load distribution changing section which changes a ground load distribution between the front and rear wheels during driving of the vehicle; a slip suppressing condition determiner section which determines whether or not a suppressing condition used to suppress a slip of one of the front and rear wheels is met, during driving of the vehicle; and a load distribution control section which controls the load distribution changing section to make the ground load of the one of the front and rear wheels greater when the slip suppressing condition determiner section determines that the suppressing condition is met, than when the slip suppressing condition determiner section determines that the suppressing condition is not met. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20110202237 | DRIVING DYNAMICS CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A driving dynamics control system for vehicles. The control system including at least one driving dynamics controller that is fed setpoint specifications and driving state variables as input data. The control system also includes a plurality of actuators that can be controlled and/or regulated to modify the dynamics of the vehicle, such as steering, adjustable independently of the driver, on a front and/or rear axle of the vehicle, a chassis adjustable independently of the driver, a brake adjustable independently of the driver, and a drive train adjustable independently of the driver. The driving dynamics controller determines a central control specification from the setpoint specifications and the driving state variables and sends it to a distribution algorithm that distributes the control specification into manipulated variables for driving the actuators. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20100076649 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A suspension ECU | 03-25-2010 |
| 20130079988 | VEHICLE MOTION CONTROL APPARATUS AND SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle motion control apparatus, which is configured to be used with a vehicle including a brake force control unit capable of generating a brake force during a steering operation of the vehicle, includes a plurality of force generation apparatuses disposed between a vehicle body of the vehicle and a plurality of axles, each of which is capable of generating an adjustable force between the vehicle body and each wheel of the vehicle, a force adjustment unit configured to adjust the force of each of the force generation apparatuses, and a target pitch state calculation unit configured to calculate a target pitch state from a state in which the vehicle body turns. The force adjustment unit adjusts the force of each of the force generation apparatuses so that a pitch state of the vehicle body approaches the target pitch state calculated by the target pitch state calculation unit. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20100106370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING VEHICLE LOADING AND VERTICAL LOADING DISTANCE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING VEHICLE LOADING AND VERTICAL LOADING DISTANCE FOR USE IN A VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A control system ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100106368 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS - A damping force control apparatus includes a damping force control device controlling a damping force of a shock absorber provided between a sprung mass and an unsprung mass of each wheel of a vehicle, a detection device detecting at least an acceleration of the sprung mass in an up-down direction and a relative displacement between the sprung mass and the unsprung mass, a damping coefficient calculation device calculating a damping coefficient to be applied to the damping force control by the damping force control device based on detected results of the detection device, a sensed acceleration increment calculation device calculating a sensed acceleration increment corresponding to an increment of sense according to the Weber Fechner law on the basis of the detected results of the detection device, and a modification device modifying the damping coefficient in accordance with a sensed acceleration increment calculated by the sensed acceleration increment calculation device. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20130060423 | LAND VEHICLES AND SYSTEMS WITH CONTROLLABLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS - The land vehicle includes a body, a controllable suspension system, the controllable suspension system for controlling suspension movements between the body and land engagers. The land vehicle includes a computer system and suspension sensors located proximate the land engagers for measuring suspension parameters representative of suspension movements between the body and the land engagers and outputting a plurality of suspension sensor measurement output signals. The land vehicle includes controllable force suspension members located proximate the land engagers and the suspension sensors, the controllable force suspension members applying suspension travel forces between the body and the land engagers to control the suspension movements. The land vehicle computer system includes controllable suspension system algorithms for controlling the controllable force suspension members to control vehicle body motion and the suspension movements between the body and the land engagers and inhibit the driver from crossing into an identified impending driver vehicle safety margin. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20090012676 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO STOP ENGINE MOUNTED IN VEHICLE - A vehicle including an engine, a tilting sensor configured to detect that a vehicle body of the vehicle has been tilted a predetermined angle or larger, a driving state sensor configured to detect a driving state of the vehicle using a component other than the tilting sensor, and a determiner configured to determine whether or not to stop the engine, based on a signal received from the tilting sensor, and a signal received from the driving state sensor. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090192675 | Motion control system for vehicle based on jerk information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20080243335 | Vehicle Stability Control System With Tire Monitoring - A control system ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090076683 | Vehicle anti-rollover system and method - An anti-rollover system including a processor, a side impact sensor in communication with the processor, and a controllable suspension-based system and/or a controllable brake-based system in communication with the processor, wherein the controllable suspension-based system and/or the controllable brake-based system is actuated when the side impact sensor detects a side impact. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20120029769 | ARCHITECTURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR HOLISTIC VEHICLE CONTROL - A method to control a vehicle includes monitoring desired vehicle force and moment, monitoring real-time corner constraints upon vehicle dynamics which includes monitoring corner states of health for the vehicle, and monitoring corner capacities for the vehicle. The method further includes determining a desired corner force and moment distribution based upon the desired vehicle force and moment and the real-time corner constraints, and controlling the vehicle based upon the desired corner force and moment distribution. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20100030425 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING A VEHICLE WITH AN ARTIFICIAL HORIZON - A method and system for positioning a vehicle chassis in approximate alignment with a predetermined datum are provided. The vehicle includes a first longitudinal end adapted to be pivotally connected to a substantially fixed point and a second longitudinal end including at least one axle and an operatively associated two-corner fluid suspension system. According to the method, the fluid suspension system controls the alignment of the vehicle chassis to be aligned with an artificial horizon represented as the predetermined datum. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120296521 | Control System For A Motor Vehicle With A Box Body And Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a control system for a motor vehicle, especially for a commercial vehicle that has a box body supportable on a chassis, with at least one detection means generating detection data for detecting the road profile in front of the vehicle in the direction of travel and a control device for controlling at least one controllable spring and/or damper unit depending on the detected data, wherein the at least one spring and/or damper unit for suspension and damping of the box body in the direction of a vertical axis of the vehicle can be connected to the box body and the chassis. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20090037050 | WHEEL LIFTED AND GROUNDED IDENTIFICATION FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE - A control system ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090037051 | ACTIVE SUSPENSION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE ATTITUDE CHANGE - An active suspension system has a plurality of actuators which are respectively installed between a wheel and a vehicle body and individually produce a control force, and a control unit which controls an attitude change of a vehicle by controlling the each control force of the plurality of actuators. The control unit sets first and second virtual control lines which extend along a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle and a width direction of the vehicle respectively and are changed so that the first and second virtual control lines follow expected pitching and rolling that would occur to the vehicle, and then controls the vehicle attitude so that the vehicle attitude is brought closer to the virtual control line. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20080275607 | Method for Operating an Active Chassis System - A method is provided for operating an active chassis system, in which wheels of at least one axle are arranged with a toe-in angle, and actuating elements which interact with supporting assemblies which are arranged between the wheels and a vehicle body. Wheel contact forces of the wheels assume different values as a result of the actuating elements being actuated. A side force is generated at the wheels which have a toe-in angle, and a resulting yaw moment is produced. A desired yaw rate is determined based upon information from a device which is arranged in the vehicle in order to determine the profile of the roadway in a control unit, and the wheel contact forces are set as a function of the desired yaw rate. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080281487 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Rollover Mitigation - A method is provided for detecting a rollover event of a vehicle. A lateral kinetic energy of the vehicle is determined in response to vehicle longitudinal velocity and vehicle side slip angle. A lateral acceleration of the vehicle is measured. A tire normal force is measured. A rollover potentiality index is determined in response to the lateral kinetic energy and the lateral acceleration. A rollover index is determined by weighting the rollover potentiality index by a factor of the lateral acceleration and by a factor of the tire normal force. A comparison is made to determine if the rollover index is above a predetermined threshold. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281488 | Vehicle Roll Control Method Using Controllable Friction Force of MR Dampers - A system for providing vehicle roll control that controls the friction-force of dampers provided at the wheels of the vehicle. The system includes a lateral acceleration sensor for determining the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, a steering angle sensor for determining the steering angle of the vehicle and a speed sensor for determining the speed of the vehicle. The system calculates a current control signal for one or more of the dampers based on the lateral acceleration and/or the steering angle, and uses one or both of the current control signals to control the friction-force of the inside, outside or both of the dampers. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080319608 | Anti-Rolling Method and System for a Vehicle and Corresponding Vehicle - The invention concerns a method for controlling an anti-rolling system for a vehicle having at least three wheels, whereby based on the turn angle of the front wheel or on the lateral acceleration of the vehicle, on displacement data of the vehicle, and on a prior deflection rule of the anti-rolling system, a current roll correction rule is provided and said current roll correction rule is sent to an anti-rolling actuator or a controllable suspension acting on the stiffness of the vehicle suspension. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100145574 | Active Driven Wheel Lift Identification for an Automotive Vehicle - A roll control system ( | 06-10-2010 |
| 20080319609 | Suspension Control Device, Vehicle Comprising Said Device, Production Method Thereof and Associated Program - The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. The inventive device comprises a calculator (CSS) which can calculate a control value (ER) for an actuator (M) of a shock absorber (AM) of the suspension (S) as a function of at least one modal body shell speed calculated from a modal body shell acceleration. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090138156 | Active chassis stabilization system - The invention relates to an active chassis stabilization system including a hydraulic pressure supply unit, a hydraulic stabilizer assembly which is associated with a front axle, a hydraulic stabilizer assembly which is associated with a rear axle, and a control unit. The active chassis stabilization system is a two-channel system. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090138157 | Suspension device and method for use with a vehicle - A suspension device has in- and out-configurations for use with a vehicle, including means for damping and/or spring action, the damping and/or spring action being controllable, wherein the controllability of the damping and/or spring action includes a locked or substantially locked state in the out-configuration. A method of using the suspension device with a vehicle is also provided. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100004820 | WHEELCHAIR WITH SUSPENSION - Embodiments of a suspension for a vehicle is provided. The suspension includes, for example, a frame and a locking assembly. The locking assembly inhibits tipping of a frame of the vehicle when tipping of the frame is detected. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20080306653 | Engine Control Apparatus and Straddle-Type Vehicle - An engine control apparatus that effectively suppresses a rise in rotation number of an engine in a jump of a vehicle. An engine control apparatus includes an acceleration detecting device for detecting an acceleration component of gravity acceleration in a perpendicular direction of the vehicle body based on a signal inputted from an acceleration sensor, and a control circuit for judging whether the vehicle has jumped or not based on the acceleration component to be detected. The control circuit suppresses a rise in rotation number of the engine when the vehicle is judged to have jumped. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090024277 | SUSPENSION CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND ASSOCIATED PROGRAM - The invention relates to a device for controlling the suspension of the body shell of a motor vehicle. According to the invention, the device comprises:
| 01-22-2009 |
| 20090082922 | Motor vehicle equipped with a pneumatic level control system - Disclosed is a pneumatic level control system equalizer of a motor vehicle equipped with a battery and a generator supplying the battery, as well as a compressor driven by an electric motor and associated with the level control system equalizer, the electric motor of the compressor being only supplied with electric current by the vehicle battery and/or generator in certain conditions. The power requirements of the level control system equalizer can be pre-evaluated for a change of level and/or a filling of the pressure tank to be performed. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20120078470 | VEHICLE ATTITUDE CONTROLLER - A vehicle attitude controller capable of improving turning operability, steering stability, and ride quality of a vehicle. In a normal-operation region, a pitch control unit for calculating a target pitch rate in accordance with a roll rate performs control in priority to a roll suppression section. In this case, a target damping force calculated in the pitch control unit is weighed to control a damping-force characteristic of the dampers so that a pitch rate becomes equal to the target pitch rate. In a critical region in which a road-surface gripping state of the vehicle tires is bad, the roll suppression section performs control in priority to the pitch control unit so as to weigh a target damping force calculated in the roll suppression section. As a result, the damping-force characteristic of the dampers is controlled so as to increase the amount of roll suppression control. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20080262675 | Method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle - A method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle are provided. On the basis of a measured transverse acceleration or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, actuating signals are generated for actuators which are associated with a front axle and a rear axle of the motor vehicle and which provide support torques on the front axle and/or on the rear axle for roll stabilization. To ensure a satisfactory self-steering effect of the motor vehicle, a torque distribution between the support torque provided on the front axle and the support torque provided on the rear axle is modified on the basis of a first signal which allows conclusions to be drawn concerning the actuation of a gas pedal, and/or on the basis of a second signal which allows conclusions to be drawn concerning the actuation of a brake pedal. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090112402 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VARIABLE DAMPER - A control device for controlling a variable damper of a wheel suspension system includes a first sensor detecting a first dynamic state variable of a vehicle body, a damping force base value determining unit determining a target damping force base value, a second sensor detecting a second dynamic state variable of the vehicle body; a correction value determining unit determining a damping force correction value, and a target damping force determining unit determining a target damping force. When the differential value of the lateral acceleration is relatively high (or the target damping force is high), a drive current to the variable damper is increased. The same is true when the vehicle is undergoing a pitching movement. The target damping force may be obtained by subtracting the damping force correction value from the target damping force base value. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090254249 | ADAPTIVE SUSPENSION CONTROL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A suspension control system for a motor vehicle having a chassis and wheels connected to the chassis by a suspension system the stiffness of which is variable under the control of the suspension control system comprises a controller adapted to modify autonomously the stiffness of the suspension system depending on a current state of motion of the vehicle. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090187310 | SUSPENSION CONTROL SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A suspension control system and a suspension control method for a vehicle control the suspension based on the condition of the road surface traveled by the vehicle in addition to information pertaining to a corner obtained from a navigation device when the vehicle approaches the corner. A microprocessor controls damping forces of suspension devices on the basis of a degree of irregularity of the road surface detected immediately preceding entry of the automobile into a turn around the corner, and corner information from the navigation device. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100138108 | SUSPENSION CONTROLLER - A suspension controller for controlling, based on a value detected by at least one sensor which is provided in a vehicle and which is configured to detect a detected portion, a suspension provided for a wheel of the vehicle which is located on a rear side of the detected portion and which is distant from the detected portion by a longitudinal distance in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, such that the suspension works in accordance with a control command value that is prepared based on the value detected by the at least one sensor. The suspension controller includes a gain determiner configured to determine a gain, for controlling the suspension based on the determined gain. The gain determiner is configured to determine the gain such that the determined gain is smaller when a previewable time is shorter than a threshold length of time, than when the previewable time is not shorter than the threshold length of time. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20090112400 | VEHICLE STABILIZER SYSTEM - A stabilizer system for a vehicle that includes a stabilizer bar and an actuator for changing stiffness of the stabilizer bar, an electric current to be supplied to an electric motor that is a drive source of the actuator is changed based on various parameters. The supply current is made smaller in a situation in which an operational direction of the actuator is toward a neutral position, than in another situation. Further, the supply current is made smaller with an increase in a distance of the operational position of the actuator from the neutral position. Moreover, the supply current is made larger with an increase in a steering speed. In detail, when the supply current is determined by multiplying a basic supply current by a control gain, the control gain is set to change depending upon the above-indicated parameter, whereby the supply current is changed based on the parameters. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090112401 | Vehicle stabilizer control devices, methods, and programs - Stabilizer control devices, methods, and programs obtain information indicating lateral acceleration operating on the vehicle and obtain information indicating a curve section existing in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The devices, methods, and programs control roll stiffness by a stabilizer mounted on the vehicle based on the obtained lateral acceleration information by setting a lateral acceleration threshold at a first value in the curve section and a second value in a section other than the curve section respectively, the first value being smaller than the second value. The devices, methods, and programs control the roll stiffness when the lateral acceleration is equal to or larger than the lateral acceleration. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20080269987 | Semi-Active Roll Control System and Control Strategies for Semi-Active Roll Control - A roll control actuator, a roll control system, and a roll control strategy for controlling the roll of a motor vehicle are disclosed. The actuator comprises a selective lock connected between an unsprung portion of the vehicle and a sprung portion of the vehicle. The system comprises such an actuator. The strategy comprises utilizing locking and unlocking thresholds to control the locked state of such an actuator. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090312907 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ANTI-ROLL BAR ACTUATOR ON BOARD A VEHICLE - A method of controlling at least one anti-roll bar actuator on board a vehicle. The method controls the at least one anti-roll actuator as a function of a measurement of lateral acceleration of the vehicle and controls the vehicle as a function of a value of a static gain in relation to a transfer function between an angle of a vehicle steering control member and a rate of yaw of the vehicle. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100191420 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A damping force control apparatus for a vehicle computes an actual roll angle Φ and an actual pitch angle θ in step S | 07-29-2010 |
| 20090312908 | SELF-BALANCING VEHICLE - A vehicle includes:
| 12-17-2009 |
| 20080255726 | Process and Apparatus for the Sway Stabilization of a Motor Vehicle - A process for stabilizing the sway of a motor vehicle, in which adjusting signals are generated for actuators associated with a front axis and with a rear axis of the motor vehicle on the basis of a measured or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, which actuators make support moments available on the front axis and/or on the rear axis for stabilizing the sway. Accordingly the measured transverse acceleration and the calculated transverse acceleration are used in at least one speed range of the motor vehicle in such a manner to generate the adjusting signals for the actuators that either the calculated transverse acceleration or the measured transverse acceleration is used to generate the adjusting signals in dependence on an absolute value of the difference between the calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle and the measured transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100131154 | ESTIMATION OF WHEEL NORMAL FORCE AND VEHICLE VERTICAL ACCELERATION - A method for estimating the normal force at a wheel of a vehicle and the vertical acceleration of the vehicle that has particular application for ride and stability control of the vehicle. The method includes obtaining a suspension displacement value from at least one of a plurality of suspension displacement sensors mounted on the vehicle and estimating a spring force acting on a spring of a suspension element of the vehicle, a damper force acting on a damper of the suspension element of the vehicle, and a force acting at a center of a wheel. The method further includes determining a normal force at the wheel of the vehicle and a vertical acceleration of the vehicle based on the spring force, the damper force and the force at the center of the wheel of the vehicle. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100057297 | VEHICLE STATE ESTIMATING APPARATUS, SUSPENSION CONTROL APPARATUS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM - A first observer gain of an actual damping force estimating observer | 03-04-2010 |
| 20120245795 | Tractor - A tractor is improved for suppressing pitching in which a front part of a traveling vehicle body is lifted upward, while a suspension mechanism effectively functions when work is carried out with a ground implement. When a raise control signal for raising the plow is detected in draft control for elevating/lowering the plow based on a draw load value detected by a draw load sensor, mode switching means suppresses or limits the suspension function, via control of the suspension control means to suppress an adverse event in which the front part of the traveling vehicle body is lifted upward. When the raise control signal is not detected, the mode switching means causes the suspension mechanism to effectively function via control of the suspension control means. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20110029198 | VEHICULAR DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE - A suspension ECU | 02-03-2011 |
| 20080243336 | Mobility Traction Control System and Method - A system and method for vehicle mobility traction/ride control. The system includes a mode controller configured to output control signals to a variety of vehicle control subsystems in response to operator mode selection input. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090055048 | METHOD OF OBTAINING MEASUREMENT DATA USING A SENSOR APPLICATION INTERFACE - A method involves, via a sensor application interface, 1) receiving, from an application, a measurement request associated with a quality-of-service control; 2) in accord with the quality-of-service control, obtaining measurement data from a sensor; and 3) returning to the application i) the measurement data obtained from the sensor, and ii) an indicator of accuracy of the measurement data. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20080215210 | Anti-Rolling Method and System For a Vehicle and Corresponding Vehicle - An anti-rolling method and system for a vehicle and a corresponding vehicle. The device controlling the roll of a vehicle includes at least one actuator capable of acting on the roll, a module for estimating a state of roll based on a turn angle of front wheels of the vehicle, the anti-rolling torque applied to the vehicle, and speed of the vehicle, and a module for providing a rule of asymptotic rejection of disturbances acting on the roll. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20110022267 | Agricultural Vehicle Autopilot Rollover Risk Assessment System - A rollover risk assessment system includes sensors and a processor for estimating rollover risk associated with maneuvering on varying terrain. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20100324780 | BODY-ROLL RESTRAINING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A body-roll restraining system with high utility equipped with active stabilizer devices on a front-wheel side and a rear-wheel side of the vehicle and configured to generate roll restraining forces whose directions are opposite to each other, and maybe configured such that the roll restraining forces are changeable owing to an operation of an actuator, The system having a road-surface-unevenness-dependent-roll restraining control. The above-indicated road-surface-unevenness-dependent-roll restraining control is executable in addition to a control which was conducted in conventional stabilizer devices to restrain the roll that arises from turning of the vehicle, and thus the ride comfort of the vehicle is enhanced. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120310478 | TILTING VEHICLE AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREOF - A vehicle comprises at least one steering wheel, at least two other wheels, control means suitable for being operated by a driver to steer the steering wheel, a frame supported by said wheels and tiltable with respect to the ground when the vehicle steers and first actuating means to control the tilting position of said frame. In particular, vehicle comprises a decoupling device to decouple the angular position of control means to the angular position of steering wheel and a control unit configured to activate first actuating means when control means are operated by the driver before said steering wheel substantially changes its angular position at least when said vehicle turns running above a given speed threshold. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120310479 | DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a damping force control device for a vehicle that controls the damping coefficient of a damping force generation device on the basis of a final target control amount that is based on the target control amount for attitude control, which suppresses changes in the vehicle body attitude in at least the rolling direction, and the target control amount for riding comfort control, which increases riding comfort with regards to vehicle body vibrations in at least the rolling direction. The target control amount for riding comfort control is a control amount calculated as the total of a fixed basic control amount and a variable control amount. The target control amount and the variable control amount for attitude control are calculated, a post-correction basic control amount, which is nearer to the target control amount for attitude control than the basic control amount, is calculated, and the total of the post-correction basic control amount and the variable control amount is set as the final target control amount, thereby excellently achieving both the suppression of attitude changes and an increase in riding comfort. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20100017059 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM USING DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED VEHICLE CONDITIONS - A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100017058 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM USING DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED VEHICLE CONDITIONS - A vehicle includes a control system that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a roll condition in response to a yaw rate sensor and a pitch rate sensor without having to use a roll rate sensor. A relative roll angle, relative pitch angle, global roll angle, and global pitch angle may also be determined. A safety system may be controlled in response to the roll condition, roll angle, or the pitch angles individually or in combination. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100318262 | ROLL RIGIDITY CONTROLLER OF VEHICLE - A target roll angle of the vehicle is computed based on an actual lateral acceleration at the centroid of the vehicle, and the lateral acceleration of the vehicle at the centroid is corrected by use of lateral acceleration correction amounts based on a yaw rate of the vehicle, whereby the lateral accelerations of the vehicle at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position are computed. Subsequently, target anti-roll moments at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position are computed based on the target roll angle and the accelerations of the vehicle at the front wheel position and the rear wheel position, and active stabilizer apparatuses of the front and rear wheels are controlled based on these target anti-roll moments. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20120046831 | VERTICAL LOAD CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE - A first stabilizer (SBr) is disposed on an axle for driving wheels, a second stabilizer (SBf) is disposed on a different axle from the axle for driving wheels, a stabilizer control unit (RT, FT) is provided for adjusting torsional rigidity of the first stabilizer and second stabilizer, a turning state amount obtaining unit is provided for obtaining a turning state amount of the vehicle, and an accelerating operation amount obtaining unit is provided for obtaining an accelerating operation amount operated by a vehicle driver. Based on these obtained results, the torsional rigidity of at least one of the first stabilizer and second stabilizer is adjusted by the stabilizer control unit, when the turning state amount of the vehicle is equal to or more than a predetermined turning state amount, and the accelerating operation amount is equal to or more than a predetermined accelerating operation amount. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120029770 | VEHICLE BODY ATTITUDE CONTROL APPARATUS - The present invention provides a vehicle body attitude control apparatus capable of improvement of cornering operability, steering stability, and a ride comfort while a vehicle is running. A controller includes a gain, a determination unit, a multiplication unit, an FF control unit, a difference calculation unit, an FB control unit, an average value calculation unit, a target damping force calculation unit, and a damper instruction value calculation unit so as to enable such control that a pitch rate and a roll rate are set into a proportional relationship while the vehicle is cornering. The controller calculates a target pitch rate proportional to the roll rate, variably controls a damping force characteristic of a damping force variable damper disposed at each of front left, front right, rear left, and rear right wheels so as to achieve the target pitch rate, and generates a pitch moment to be applied to the vehicle body accordingly. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20080312790 | Electronic Motor Vehicle Control Unit - Control unit for motor vehicle brakes composed of conventional function groups with an electronic brake controller and a hydraulic unit that is in particular rigidly connected to the controller, with the electronic controller comprising a redundant or partly redundant microprocessor system with several central processing units (CPU), and with the conventional function groups including a control philosophy at least for anti-lock control. Furthermore, the control unit comprises non-conventional hardware and software function groups of an otherwise external motor vehicle passenger protection safety system, which in particular does not intervene directly into driving dynamics, hence, is passive. These groups are integrated into the ambience of the control unit for motor vehicle brakes, and ambience implies that the non-conventional hardware and software function groups to be integrated are arranged at least in the immediate vicinity of the conventional electronic brake controller. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20110066326 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus including a road wheel speed detecting section, a vehicle body speed detecting section, a slip ratio calculating section configured to calculate slip ratios which are ratios of respective road wheel speeds with respect to vehicle body speed, an anti-skid brake control section configured to control wheel cylinder fluid pressures for respective wheel cylinders such that the slip ratios fall within a predetermined range, a wheel cylinder fluid pressure acquiring section, damping force variable shock absorbers which are disposed between the respective road wheels and the vehicle body and constructed to variably adjust respective damping force characteristics thereof, and a damping force variable shock absorber control section configured to set the damping force characteristics in accordance with the acquired wheel cylinder fluid pressures. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20100204886 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCREASING A VEHICLE SIDE SLOPE OPERATING CAPABILITIES - A method and system for orienting the attitude of a vehicle. The method includes determining a path of travel of the vehicle, determining a slope of the terrain over the path of travel, and adjusting a height of at least one adjustable support of the vehicle. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100174452 | Control Device for a Compressed Air System of a Vehicle - A control device for a compressed air system of a vehicle or for a component of a compressed air system of a vehicle includes at least one processor calculating a prediction of the occurrence and/or duration of overrun condition phases of the vehicle based on altitude position data of a route traveled by or still to be traveled by the vehicle. The control device controls the compressed air system, a component of the compressed air system, or a component intended to operate the compressed air system, based on the calculated prediction. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100010710 | System for Influencing the Driving Behavior of a Vehicle - A system and a device are provided for influencing the driving behavior of a vehicle by way of first and second closed-loop controls. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20090254250 | VEHICLE HEIGHT CONTROL APPARATUS USING DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BRAKING CONTROLLER AND SUSPENSION CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A vehicle height control apparatus includes a suspension controller for controlling vehicle height, a lateral acceleration sensor, a braking controller determining a road surface condition on the basis of a difference between a lateral acceleration measured by the lateral acceleration sensor and a lateral acceleration calculated using a vehicle speed and a steering angle, the braking controller determining vehicle height information to be reflected in the suspension controller on the basis of the measured lateral acceleration and a roll angle presumed on the basis of the determined road surface condition and the measured lateral acceleration, and an interface unit performing data communication between the braking controller and the suspension controller. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20120265402 | VEHICLE SYSTEMS CONTROL FOR IMPROVING STABILITY - Improved methods of controlling the stability of a vehicle are provided via the cooperative operation of vehicle stability control systems such as an Active Yaw Control system, Antilock Braking System, and Traction Control System. These methods use recognition of road surface information including the road friction coefficient (mu), wheel slippage, and yaw deviations. The methods then modify the settings of the active damping system and/or the distribution of drive torque, as necessary, to increase/reduce damping in the suspension and shift torque application at the wheels, thus preventing a significant shift of load in the vehicle and/or improving vehicle drivability and comfort. The adjustments of the active damping system or torque distribution temporarily override any characteristics that were pre-selected by the driver. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120265401 | VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEMS WITH CENTER OF GRAVITY COMPENSATION BASED ON CARGO INFORMATION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a vehicle. One system includes a plurality of sensors, an occupant restraint system, and a controller. The plurality of sensors are configured to sense operating parameters of the vehicle, and the occupant restraint system is configured to sense data about cargo located in the vehicle. The controller is configured to obtain the data about the cargo located in the vehicle, determine a control adjustment to account for an impact of the cargo on the vehicle's center of gravity based on the data about the cargo, and control the vehicle based on the control adjustment. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20110046848 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE HORIZONTAL RIDE LEVEL OF A UTILITY VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a device ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20090105906 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle Sway Detection and Reduction - A method of controlling a vehicle involves determining if the vehicle is swaying (e.g., if a trailer being towed by the vehicle is exerting a sway force on the vehicle), and if the vehicle is swaying, reducing a torque of an engine of the vehicle and applying independent braking forces to each wheel of the vehicle. A vehicle for controlling vehicle sway includes an engine, a plurality of wheels, a braking system configured to apply independent braking forces to each wheel, and a controller configured to control the engine and the braking system. The controller is configured to determine if the vehicle is swaying (e.g., if a trailer being towed by the vehicle is exerting a sway force on the vehicle), and if the vehicle is swaying, reducing a torque of the engine and applying independent braking forces to each wheel. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20120323445 | Motion Control Unit for Vehicle Based on Jerk Information - In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120277953 | CONTROL OF A SUSPENSION SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH FOUR SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSIONS - A method for controlling four semi-active suspensions of a vehicle comprising the steps of: determining, for each semi-active suspension, a first and a second signal representative of the acceleration and speed of the sprung mass; determining, for a pair of semi-active suspensions arranged on one side of the vehicle a third and a four signal representative of the acceleration and pitch speed; calculating for each semi-active suspension, a first damping coefficient as a function of the difference between the first and second signal squared; calculating for each semi-active suspension, a second damping coefficient as a function of the difference between the third and the four signal squared; for each semi-active suspension, comparing the first and the second damping coefficient for determining the higher coefficient; applying to each force generator device, an electronic control signal indicative of the respective high damping coefficient. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120095647 | ABSOLUTE ACCELERATION SENSOR FOR USE WITHIN MOVING VEHICLES - A communication system for a vehicle includes a vehicle speed sensor configured to emit a periodic function with a parameter correlated to the speed of the vehicle, an acceleration monitoring system, a braking system engagement detector to detect a braking status of the vehicle, an alerting device capable of signaling other drivers of a deceleration condition of the vehicle, and a control device. The acceleration monitoring system is configured to compute the acceleration of the vehicle from variations in the parameter of the periodic function of the vehicle speed sensor and to output a deceleration status of the vehicle. The control device is coupled to the acceleration monitoring system, the braking system engagement detector, and the alerting device, wherein the acceleration monitoring system sends signals to the control device and the control device operates the alerting device in a manner dependent on the deceleration status of the vehicle. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20080288139 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING A MOTOR VEHICLE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM - The invention relates to a method of adjusting an electronic stability program (ESP) for a motor vehicle. This method comprises various steps, including in particular: establishing the curve of the consumption values (Cesp) as a function of time, said curve being representative of the differences (dCM) of the measured yaw angles and the setpoint yaw angles (dCM=LM−LC) versus the measured triggering threshold values (St), modifying the nominal threshold values (Sv) by a percentage that is proportional to the consumption values (Cesp). | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100168961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITATIVELY DETERMINING VEHICLE LOADING CONDITIONS - A control system ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100168960 | Vehicle for Transporting a Wind Turbine Blade, a Control System and a Method for Transporting a Wind Turbine Blade - The invention relates to a vehicle ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100152970 | Height controlling apparatus - A height controlling apparatus for controlling at least one actual height as a relative position of (a) a body of a vehicle and (b) at least one wheel of the vehicle relative to each other, the apparatus including at least one height controlling actuator which changes the at least one actual height; and an actuator control device which controls the at least one height controlling actuator so that the at least one actual height approaches at least one target height. The actuator control device includes a possibility detecting device which detects, before an absolute value of a difference of the at least one target height and the at least one actual height exceeds a reference value, whether there is a possibility that an object may be present in a direction in which the body is moved to change the at least one actual height, and a movement restraining portion which controls, when the possibility detecting device detects that there is the possibility, the at least one height controlling actuator to restrain a movement of the body in the direction. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110160960 | SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A suspension system for a vehicle, including (a) four displacement force generators ( | 06-30-2011 |
