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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Masato Abe, Machida-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimi Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Other;
Abstract
Provided is a control system that assists the vehicle operator in avoiding an obstacle by making use of simple information on the surrounding environment, and the effectiveness of such a system was demonstrated by computer simulations. The lateral acceleration that would enable the vehicle to avoid an obstacle is converted into a target yaw rate, and this contributed to the improvement in the property of a man—vehicle system in avoiding an obstacle. The target yaw rate can be relatively easily achieved by controlling the fore-and-aft forces of the tires. In particular, by including a phase advance in the target yaw rate, the responsiveness of the evading motion can be increased and the stability of the vehicle can be improved at the same time.