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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andreas Wolf, Ravensburg, DE;
Matthias Winkel, Weingarten, DE;
Christoph Rüchardt, Wangen i. Allgäu, DE;
Bertram Wengert, Markdorf, DE;
Jürgen Müller, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/24 ; G06F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/24 ; G06F 7/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting cornering for a vehicle ( ) with automatic transmission. According to the invention it is proposed that the current bend radius be determined from the rotational speed signals of the front wheels, that the beginning of a cornering mode be determined when the current bend radius falls below a first limit bend radius and the end of a cornering mode be determined when the vehicle has covered a presettable distance after exceeding a second limit bend radius.