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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Ikutoku Gakuen, Kanagawa, JP;
Takatoshi Tsukano, Hiroshima, JP;
Shohei Yamada, Hiroshima, JP;
Daisuke Umetsu, Hiroshima, JP;
Fuminori Kato, Hiroshima, JP;
Osamu Sunahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Masato Abe, Atsugi, JP;
Makoto Yamakado, Atsugi, JP;
Yoshio Kano, Atsugi, JP;
Kazuki Sato, Hiroshima, JP;
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
IKUTOKU GAKUEN, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control method is applied to a vehiclein which a front wheelis driven by an engine, and the method includes a basic torque setting step of setting basic torque to be generated by the engine, based on an operational state of the vehicle; an acceleration torque setting step of setting acceleration torque, based on a reduction in steering angle of a steering apparatusmounted on the vehicle; a torque generation step of controlling the engineso that torque based on the basic torque and the acceleration torque is generated; and an acceleration torque changing step of changing the acceleration torque, based on a vehicle-width-direction mounting position of a steering wheeland an operation direction of the steering wheelwhen the steering angle is reduced. Thus, vehicle posture control is performed in consideration of the vehicle-width-direction mounting position of the steering wheeland the operation direction of the steering wheel, so that a driver fatigue reduction effect of the vehicle posture control can be secured appropriately.