IP Library Granted Patent US 7,657,357
Granted Patent B2
US 7,657,357 · App. 10/953,350 · Granted Feb 2, 2010

Vehicle motion control device

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Patent No.
US 7,657,357
App. No.
10/953,350
Granted
Feb 2, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transfer clutch control units operates a second transfer clutch torque corresponding to a yaw moment out of the transfer clutch torque to be output to a transfer clutch drive unit by a second transfer clutch torque operational unit. The second transfer clutch torque operational unit operates a reference lateral acceleration from a lateral acceleration to be operated based on a linear vehicle motion model from a vehicle driving state and a preset coefficient according to the vehicle driving state, in addition to the yaw moment sensing the yaw rate and the yaw moment sensing the steering wheel angle, and operate the yaw moment corresponding to the deviation between the reference lateral acceleration and the actual lateral acceleration as a corrected value of the yaw moment. Not only a high μ road but also a low μ road, even abrupt change of road surfaces or the like can be consistently and optimally coped with in excellent response.

Claims (24)

1. A vehicle motion control device comprising:

a lateral acceleration sensor that detects an actual lateral acceleration;

a controllable variable operational unit to calculate a value of a yaw moment required for controlling, and to calculate controllable variables including at least the yaw moment; and

a vehicle behavior control unit to control vehicle behaviors based on the controllable variables,

wherein the controllable variable operational unit calculates a reference lateral acceleration from at least a lateral acceleration to be operated, based on a linear vehicle motion model from a driving state of the vehicle and a preset coefficient according to the driving state of the vehicle, and uses a difference between the reference lateral acceleration and a detected actual lateral acceleration for a correction value of the value of the yaw moment.

2. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 1 , wherein the value of the yaw moment comprises the value of the yaw moment according to at least a steering wheel angle.

3. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 1 , wherein the value of the yaw moment comprises the value of the yaw moment according to at least a steering wheel angle and a value according to a yaw rate.

4. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 1 , wherein the value of the yaw moment is limited according to a vehicle speed.

5. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 2 , wherein the value of the yaw moment is limited according to a vehicle speed.

6. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 3 , wherein the value of the yaw moment is limited according to a vehicle speed.

7. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 1 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least a steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

8. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 2 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least the steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

9. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 3 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least the steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

10. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 4 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least a steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

11. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 5 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least the steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

12. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 6 , wherein the preset coefficient is set according to at least the steering wheel angle and the actual lateral acceleration.

13. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

14. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 2 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

15. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 3 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

16. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 4 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

17. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 5 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

18. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 6 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

19. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 11 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

20. The vehicle motion control device according to claim 12 , wherein the vehicle behavior control unit comprises at least one of a braking force control unit to control the braking force by applying the braking force to selected wheels, a front and rear driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, and a right and left driving force distribution control unit to variably control the driving force distribution between right and left wheels.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →