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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1988
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Toyota, JP;
Kariya and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for controlling the twisting amount of a stabilizer provided between left and right wheels of a vehicle in accordance with the vehicle running state. The control apparatus includes a hydraulic cylinder unit coupled between one end portion of the twistable stabilizer and one of the wheels and the cylinder unit has a cylinder body and a piston slidable therein to be expandable and contractable in accordance with movements of the piston. Also included in the apparatus is a hydraulic actuator comprising control valves and coupled to the cylinder unit to control a position of the piston, the position thereof corresponding to the twisting amount of the stabilizer and being detectable by a position sensor. A control unit determines a predetermined stable condition of the vehicle on the basis of a steering angle of a steering wheel, which is detectable by a steering sensor, and obtains a neutral position of the piston taken under the condition that the vehicle is in the predetermined stable condition. Further, the control unit determines a turning state of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle and to determine a target piston position with respect to the neutral position in accordance with the degree of the vehicle turning state, then outputting a control signal to the actuator so that the piston assumes the target piston position.