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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2000
Filed:
May. 14, 1998
Sota Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and method for controlling a yawing motion variable such as a yaw rate for an automotive vehicle in which a) detecting the yawing motion variable which is actually developed in the vehicle is detected, a vehicular running status information except the yawing motion variable is detected, a target yawing motion variable is calculated on the basis of the vehicular running status information, a determination of whether the vehicle is stopped on the basis of the vehicular running status information is made a feedback control of the yawing motion variable is carried out so that the detected yawing motion variable is coincident with the target yawing motion variable, the feedback control of the yawing motion variable being suspended at least when the vehicle is stopped. The suspension (inhibit) of the feedback control of the yawing motion variable is carried out when the vehicle is parked on such a turn table or movable platform as found in a parking machine to enter the vehicle in such a tower parking such as a multi-floor parking building.