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7600826 System for dynamically determining axle loadings of a moving vehicle using integrated sensing system and its application in vehicle dynamics controls  
A vehicle ( 10 ) includes a control system ( 18 ) that is used to control a vehicle system. The control system determines a wheel normal loading in response to heave motion wheel loading,...
7593800 Turning control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
In a turning control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a turning controller places a limitation on an automatic deceleration of the vehicle which is started when a turning state of...
7575089 Steering apparatus  
A front steering gear ( 18 ) is connected with steerable front wheels ( 12 and 14 ) of a vehicle ( 10 ). A rear steering gear ( 28 ) is connected with steerable rear wheels ( 30 and 32 ) of the...
7567865 Vehicle body motion realization method and apparatus  
Various state amounts of a vehicle body detected by various types of sensors are captured (step 102 ). A maximum frictional force F imax is calculated for each of wheels (steps 104 to 110 )....
7562948 Deceleration control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
There is provided a deceleration control apparatus for an automotive vehicle, which has a control unit including a deceleration control block that causes deceleration of the vehicle in accordance...
7562946 Brake regulating system for stabilizing the motion of a commercial vehicle  
A brake regulating system particularly suitable for stabilizing the motion of a commercial vehicle is described, in which a control unit outputs, as a function of a number of input variables, a...
7548807 Method for steering a vehicle with superimposed steering  
A method of steering a vehicle with a superimposed steering system, wherein a steering angle input by the driver and an additional angle (additional steering angle) is determined and wherein the...
7537293 Vehicle stability enhancement control adaptation to driving skill  
A vehicle stability enhancement (VSE) system that is adapted for driver skill level. The system includes a driver skill recognition processor that determines the driver skill level based on a...
7531229 Microstructured component and method for its manufacture  
A microstructured component having a layered construction may allow implementation of component structures having a layer thickness of more than 50 μm, e.g., more than 100 μm. Capping of the...
7513577 Motion control apparatus for vehicle  
A motion control apparatus for a vehicle can perform vehicle stability control. The apparatus determines that the vehicle is experiencing spin tendency when it detects a driver's specific operation...
7451032 System and method for determining desired yaw rate and lateral velocity for use in a vehicle dynamic control system  
A control system ( 18 ) and method for an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) includes a lateral acceleration sensor ( 32 ) for generating a lateral acceleration signal, a yaw rate sensor ( 28 ) for...
7416263 Method and device for improving pressure build-up dynamics  
The present invention relates to a device and method for controlling the braking system of a vehicle equipped with a wheel slip control system. In this context, the wheel slip control system is in...
7401871 Method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a trailer using rear axle slip angle  
A system and method of controlling a vehicle with a trailer comprises determining the presence of a trailer, determining a vehicle velocity, determining a steering wheel angle, and determining a...
7401870 Method and apparatus to enhance brake-steer of a vehicle using a controllable suspension component  
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a controllable suspension component includes applying brake-steer to at least one wheel, generating a suspension control signal in...
7392127 Vehicle motion control device  
The vehicle motion control device of the invention utilizes that the detected lateral acceleration Gyd based upon the output from the lateral acceleration sensor takes a value obtained by adding a...
7377600 Turning behavior control device for vehicle  
A turning behavior control device for vehicle has a left and right wheel driving force adjustment mechanism for adjusting a difference in driving force between rear wheels, a braking force...
7349786 Vehicle-behavior detecting apparatus and vehicle-behavior controlling apparatus  
A vehicle-behavior detecting apparatus including a first-yaw-moment calculating unit, a second-yaw-moment calculating unit, and an indication-value calculating unit. Based on a linear bicycle...
7330785 Method for increasing the driving stability of a motor vehicle  
A method for increasing the directional stability of a motor vehicle is provided, as well as a corresponding device, and a corresponding computer program product. A model-supported pilot control is...
7318629 Steer by brake control system  
A turn control system is provided having four wheels and a steering wheel that controls the vehicle steering. A steering wheel angle sensor senses an angle of rotation of the steering wheel. An...
7315777 Vehicle control method and vehicle control apparatus  
A target resultant force to be applied to a vehicle body is calculated, the magnitude of a critical friction circle of each wheel is estimated, and a critical resultant force is estimated from the...
7305292 Coordination of a vehicle dynamics control system with other vehicles stability systems  
Described is a device for stabilizing a vehicle in critical driving situations, including a vehicle dynamics control system having a control unit, including a vehicle dynamics control algorithm,...
7284802 Stabilizing device for motor vehicles comprising compressed-air braking systems  
The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a compressed-air braking system. Said vehicle has two braking cylinders, which can be impinged by compressed-air from a compressed-air reserve by...
7274984 Vehicle stability enhancement system  
A side-slip velocity estimation module for a vehicle stability enhancement control system includes a side-slip acceleration estimation module that estimates a side-slip acceleration of a vehicle. A...
7272481 Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting trailer induced yaw movements in a towing vehicle  
An apparatus and method for determining the presence of excessive yaw rate in a vehicle by calculating an instability index that is a function of the vehicle yaw rate and generating an excessive...
7252346 Braking force control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle  
In brake control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a cornering stability control section is configured to start a provision of the braking force for the vehicle when a cornering limit...
7246864 Vehicle motion control apparatus  
A hydraulic pressure regulating device is disposed between a master cylinder and a pair of wheel cylinders included in each of a dual hydraulic circuit. A desired value is provided for a wheel...
7240971 Rolling motion stability control apparatus for a vehicle  
A rolling motion stability control apparatus restrains a roll increasing tendency of a vehicle, with each wheel of the vehicle being braked by a wheel brake device. A first braking force control...
7232191 Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle stability  
An apparatus for controlling vehicle stability includes a pressure calculator calculating a brake pressure. In one embodiment, the calculated brake pressure is calculated based on a yaw rate signal...
7229139 Control system for brake-steer assisted parking and method therefor  
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes determining a steering wheel angle, determining a steering wheel direction, determining a steering wheel angular rate and applying...
7225072 System for controlling the stability of a vehicle using several predictive algorithms and a selection process  
System for controlling the stability of a vehicle, the system comprising means for imparting a longitudinal force to the tire and means for calculating a slip G Opt by determining the values of...
7216942 Vehicle motion control device  
This device is applied to a vehicle having a dual circuit brake conduit (so-called X-conduit) comprising a circuit for a front-right wheel and a rear-left wheel and a circuit for a front-left wheel...
7184868 Vehicle dynamics behavior reproduction system  
A vehicle dynamics behavior reproduction system capable of describing accurately behavior of a motor vehicle in a lateral direction even for nonlinear driving situation includes a vertical wheel...
7178883 Vehicular brake system  
A vehicular brake system includes a brake actuator that enables brake assist to be carried out, the brake assist increasing a braking force exhibited by wheel brakes in response to a braking...
7171296 Integrated control apparatus for vehicle  
An electronic control unit calculates a target yaw rate in accordance with a vehicle speed and a steering angle and calculates the yaw rate difference on the basis of the target yaw rate and an...
7168769 Vehicular brake system and method of controlling same brake system  
The brake system of the invention, during the ABS control mode, corrects the target slip rate in accordance with the turning of the vehicle, and determines whether the vehicle is running on a poor...
7165818 Vehicle attitude control system  
In a vehicle attitude control system of an automotive vehicle employing a pump-and-motor assembly, and a hydraulic actuator that regulates fluid pressures in wheel-brake cylinders of road wheels of...
7165644 Method and apparatus of controlling an automotive vehicle using brake-steer as a function of steering wheel torque  
A method of controlling an automotive vehicle having a turning radius includes determining a hand wheel torque and applying brake-steer as a function of hand wheel torque.
7164980 Control architecture and method for integrating vehicle stability control functions with rear wheel steering control functions in a motor vehicle  
An apparatus and control method for a motor vehicle having steerable front and rear wheels and an associated wheel brake for each wheel. The apparatus and control method includes a sensor for...
7137673 Vehicle yaw stability system and method  
A yaw stability system for a vehicle as well as methods for controlling yaw in a vehicle and estimating the retarding torque of an electromagnetic retarder. The yaw stability system includes a yaw...
7125086 Vehicle dynamics control system  
In a vehicle dynamics control (VDC) system for a four-wheel-drive vehicle employing a brake control system regulating braking forces applied to road wheels independently of each other and a...
7118184 Roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a vehicle  
The invention provides a roll-over suppressing control apparatus for a vehicle which can make a decision of a start of roll suppressing control appropriately in response to the degree of the...
7110870 System and method for detecting roll rate sensor fault  
A control system for an automotive vehicle having a vehicle body includes a sensor cluster having a housing oriented within the vehicle body. A roll rate sensor is positioned within the housing and...
7104615 Vehicle motion control apparatus  
The present invention is directed to a vehicle motion control apparatus, which includes a hydraulic pressure regulating device disposed between a master cylinder and a pair of wheel brake cylinders...
7104614 Method and system for preventing rollover of a vehicle train  
A method and system for preventing rollover of a vehicle train comprising a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle. A control system is provided in the tractor vehicle which automatically initiates...
7099760 Active wheel steering control  
A control system that employs closed-loop control for providing active vehicle rear-wheel steering, where the control system receives longitudinal wheel slip inputs to improve the vehicle...
7099759 Method and apparatus for estimating steering behavior for integrated chassis control  
A method and apparatus for providing integrated chassis control of a vehicle over the entire range of the vehicle dynamic state, including steady state and non-steady state steering conditions and...
7093912 Control of regenerative braking during a yaw stability control event  
The present invention is a method and system to control regenerative braking during the operation of a yaw stability control system. The method and system use feedback control algorithms to monitor...
7070247 Method and apparatus for controlling brake-steer in an automotive vehicle in a forward and reverse direction  
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes determining a forward direction and reverse direction of the vehicle and applying brake-steer in a forward position as a function...
7066560 Vehicle motion control device  
This device sets, upon executing only a roll-over preventing control, roll-over preventing braking force exerted on a front wheel at the outer side of the turning direction based upon a table value...
7066559 Brake pressure estimating apparatus and method  
In brake pressure estimating method and apparatus for an automotive vehicle, at a second wheel cylinder brake liquid pressure estimating, a vehicular state is detected and the second wheel cylinder...
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