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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Jenne-tai Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Robert A. Lutz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jenne-Tai Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Robert A. Lutz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/014 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A thruster system is provided for a vehicle that can be used to reduce the roll propensity of a motor vehicle. The system utilizes a control system and multiple sets of thrusters which are strategically placed upon the vehicle. The control system is provided for detecting a potential roll condition and activates selected ones of the thrusters to produce a necessary thrust force for counteracting roll forces. The thrusters are connected to an on-board pressurized gas source that generates the anti-roll thrust force.