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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Mikhael Raad, Southgate, MI (US);
Steven A. Hermann, Canton, MI (US);
George Nicholas Villec, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ; G05D 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ; G05D 3/00 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for generating a vehicle lateral acceleration signal for use in an active tilt control system in a vehicle having a sprung mass center of gravity. A single lateral accelerometer is mounted at the sprung mass center of gravity of the vehicle to generate a first lateral acceleration signal (a,). A second lateral acceleration signal (a,) is generated representative of a vehicle lateral acceleration at a point spaced from the sprung mass center of gravity based upon the first lateral acceleration signal for use in the active tilt control system.