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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean C Karnopp, Davis, CA (US);
Yoshiyuki Yasui, Davis, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
303100 ; 303110 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling vehicle motion. More specifically, the invention relates to an apparatus for improving vehicle stability by controlling the brake torque of a vehicle during, for example, cornering manuevers. In accordance with the present invention, vehicle stability is improved by independently controlling brake torque in response to sensed yaw rate.