System for determining skew stiffness

Details System for determining skew stiffness System for determining skew stiffness

1996-10-30

1999-08-03

Nguyen, Tan Q.

Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location

Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication

Vehicle subsystem or accessory control

701 72, 701 90, 303140, B60T 800, B62D 715

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059318805

ABSTRACT:
The yawing motion, the float angle, the longitudinal velocity of the vehicle, the front wheel steering angle, and optionally the rear wheel steering angle are determined. When certain driving conditions are present, at least the variable representing the front skew stiffness is determined as a function of the determined variables. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the detection of the float angle is omitted. The variable representing the front skew stiffness is then calculated as a function of the detected yawing motion and the detected longitudinal velocity of the vehicle and as a function of a fixed, predefined value representing the rear skew stiffness. This calculation, too, occurs only when certain driving conditions are present.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5311431 (1994-05-01), Cao et al.
patent: 5371677 (1994-12-01), Ehret
patent: 5557520 (1996-09-01), Suissa et al.
Automotive Handbook, Robert Bosch GmbH (1993), pp. 340-343.

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