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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
Applicants:
William John Andres Courtenay, Dereham, GB;
Mark Richard Tucker, Lutterworth, GB;
Inventors:
William John Andres Courtenay, Dereham, GB;
Mark Richard Tucker, Lutterworth, GB;
Assignee:
TRW Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/10 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01); G05B 19/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stability control system for road vehicles comprising a limit handling assistance controller which uses video lane detection measurements in conjunction with vehicle dynamics information, including inertial brakes and steering measurements to control vehicle EPS and VSC systems to assist the driver stabilize the vehicle and correct for any lane offset prior to and/or during of understeer, oversteer, split-μ and heavy breaking conditions, and lane changes.