Method of controlling vehicle

Details Method of controlling vehicle Method of controlling vehicle

1985-01-28

1987-11-10

Love, John J.

Motor vehicles

Including one or more ski-like or runner members

With at least one surface-engaging propulsion element

180141, 180142, 180143, 280 91, B62D 504, B62D 506

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047051302

ABSTRACT:
A method of controlling an automotive vehicle is disclosed whereby a steering characteristic of the vehicle is automatically adjustable to a feature of the driver's steering the vehicle. The feature of the driver's steering the vehicle is detected in terms of a driver's technique or habit in manipulating a steering wheel or a motion characteristic of the vehicle such as a yaw rate or a lateral acceleration resulting from a driver's manipulating the steering wheel. A pair of steerable road wheels, such as a pair of front road wheels, are steered through an angle which is proportioned to an angle through which the steering wheel is manually turned at a ratio which is variable with variation in the feature of the driver's steering the vehicle.

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