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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tokihiko Akita, Aichi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ; B60T 8/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 ; B60T 8/32 ;
Abstract
A rear-wheel steering angle control device which improves the running stability of a vehicle by steering the rear wheels as well as the front. Based on the vehicles speed and angle of the turned front wheels, the option angle to turn the rear wheels can be determined. When the rear wheels are turned and continually monitored, the vehicles' turning radius is improved while eliminating the driver's feeling of wrongness which occurs when the rear wheel is over-turned.