Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-28
2011-06-28
Keith, Jack (Department: 3663)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle subsystem or accessory control
C701S042000, C701S043000, C180S446000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07970513
ABSTRACT:
A steering control apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a steering wheel for steering its steered wheels, a power source for generating power, and drive shafts for transferring the power to the wheels, to be served as driving wheels of the vehicle, and a traction control device for controlling braking torque applied to the wheels. The apparatus comprises a detection device for detecting the braking torque applied to the wheels, a calculation device for calculating a driving force difference between the wheels, on the basis of the detected braking torque, a power source state detection device for detecting an actuating state of the power source, and a control device provided for controlling steering torque created by the steering wheel, and applying torque steer reducing torque to the steering wheel. A desired value of the torque steer reducing torque is determined, on the basis of the driving force difference and the actuating state of the power source. And, the torque steer reducing torque is applied to the steering wheel, in accordance with the desired value of the torque steer reducing torque, to reduce the torque steer.
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Asano Kenji
Kato Toshihisa
Kodama Hiroyuki
Yasui Yoshiyuki
Advics Co., Ltd.
Buchanan & Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Keith Jack
Tissot Adam
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