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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);
Joseph C. Meyers, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Joseph C. Meyers, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technolgies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining a front lateral tire force, a rear lateral tire force, and determining a lineal sideslip angle from the front lateral tire force and the rear lateral tire force. The method also includes determining a load transfer correction. The method also includes determining a final linear lateral velocity in response to the linear sideslip angle and the load transfer correction and controlling the vehicle in response to the final linear lateral velocity.