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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1996
Kozo Fujita, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle attitude control system for controlling an attitude of a motor vehicle, which system is provided with an attitude control device including a vehicle condition sensor for detecting at least one physical value relating to a turning condition of the vehicle, an attitude control mechanism for controlling the attitude of the vehicle, and a controller for controlling the attitude control mechanism so as to control the attitude of the vehicle on the basis of an output of the vehicle condition sensor, and wherein a deceleration control device is provided to decelerate the motor vehicle before the attitude control by the attitude control device is initiated, so that the attitude control device provides an intended effect of eliminating a drift-out or spinning tendency of the vehicle during turning, by operation of the attitude control device after initiation of the deceleration control.