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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Todd A. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel D. Eisele, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael P. Lopez, Dearborn, MI (US);
Todd A. Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Daniel D. Eisele, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael P. Lopez, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A control system () and method for an automotive vehicle () includes a lateral acceleration sensor () for generating a lateral acceleration signal, a yaw rate sensor () for generating a yaw rate signal, and a safety system. The safety system () and the sensors are coupled to a controller (). The controller () determines a front lateral tire force and a rear lateral tire force from the vehicle yaw rate signal and the vehicle lateral acceleration signal; determines a calculated lateral velocity from the front lateral tire force, the rear lateral tire force, and a bank angle; determines a calculated yaw rate from the front lateral tire force and the rear lateral tire force; and controls the safety system in response to the calculated lateral velocity and the calculated yaw rate.