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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
William Chin-Woei Lin, Troy, MI (US);
Youssef Ahmed Ghoneim, Macomb Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Hsien Heng Chen, Troy, MI (US);
Yuen-Kwok Chin, Troy, MI (US);
David Michael Sidlosky, Huntington Woods, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A brake system control method, comprising the steps of: measuring a longitudinal speed and steering angle of the vehicle; specifying an un-damped natural frequency and a damping ratio for a linear reference model of said vehicle; determining a first gain parameter relating a desired value of steady state lateral velocity to the vehicle steering angle; computing a desired lateral velocity as a function of said first gain parameter, the measured longitudinal speed, the measured steering angle, and the specified un-damped natural frequency and damping ratio; determining a second gain parameter relating a desired value of steady state yaw rate to the vehicle steering angle; computing a desired yaw rate as a function of said second gain parameter, the measured longitudinal speed and steering angle, and the specified un-damped natural frequency and damping ratio; measuring a lateral acceleration and yaw rate of said vehicle, and forming a yaw rate command for said vehicle based at least part in a first deviation between said desired and measured yaw rates, and a second deviation between said measured lateral acceleration and a desired lateral acceleration based on said desired lateral velocity; and differentially braking wheels of said vehicle to impart a yaw moment corresponding to said yaw rate command.