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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
Shohei Matsuda, Wako, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Control for inhibiting an under-steered state or an over-steered state of a vehicle can be performed properly in consideration of the shape of a road by laterally distributing braking forces and driving forces. An actual motion state of the vehicle and a reference motion state for the vehicle are compared with each other to calculate a deviation. A braking force and a driving force for the vehicle are controlled by an operation amount calculated based on the deviation, thereby generating a yaw moment to stabilize the behavior of the vehicle. In this case, the direction of a road is presumed based on an information from a navigation system and the actual direction of movement of the vehicle are compared with each other. The operation amount is corrected by a correcting amount calculated based on the result of the comparison, and the braking force and the driving force for the vehicle are controlled based on an operation amount resulting from the correction.