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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masami Aga, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 7/12 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a behavior of a vehicle apply a braking force to at least one predetermined wheel of the vehicle when the vehicle undergoes an undesirable behavior, such as a spin or a drift-out. The apparatus and method control a rate of reduction of the braking force to be smaller with an increase in a degree of deceleration of the vehicle caused by application of the braking force to the predetermined wheel.