IP Library Granted Patent US 8,239,096
Granted Patent B2
US 8,239,096 · App. 13/339,997 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Motion control unit for vehicle based on jerk information

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Patent No.
US 8,239,096
App. No.
13/339,997
Granted
Aug 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a motion control system for a vehicle including control means for controlling a yaw moment of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting a longitudinal velocity (V) of the vehicle; second detection means for detecting a lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle; and third detection means for detecting a yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) of the vehicle, the yaw moment of the vehicle is controlled by the control means so that a difference between the yaw angular acceleration (r_dot) detected by the third detection means and a value (Gy_dot/V) obtained by the lateral jerk (Gy_dot) of the vehicle detected by the second detection means by the longitudinal velocity (V) detected by the first detection means becomes small.

Claims (16)

1. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:

dividing an input lateral jerk of the vehicle by an input longitudinal velocity of the vehicle;

calculating a yaw angular acceleration based on the divided value;

generating a control command for a yaw moment of the vehicle based on the calculated yaw angular acceleration;

outputting the generated control command; and

controlling motion of the vehicle based on the generated control command.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the control command for the yaw moment of the vehicle is generated based on the calculated yaw angular acceleration and a driver's input value.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the driver's input value includes any one of steering operation information, left and right differential brake and drive information, or load movement from rear wheel to front wheel information.

4. A method for controlling a vehicle, said method comprising:

multiplying an input lateral jerk of the vehicle by a prestored gain;

calculating a yaw angular acceleration based on the multiplied value;

generating a control command for a yaw moment of the vehicle based on the calculated yaw angular acceleration;

outputting the generated control command; and

controlling motion of the vehicle based on the generated control command.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the control command for the yaw moment of the vehicle is generated based on the calculated yaw angular acceleration and a driver's input value.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the driver's input value includes any one of steering operation information, left and right differential brake and drive information, or load movement from rear wheel to front wheel information.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
To: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056299/0447 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2018
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 047118/0711 →