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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Yuichiro Tsukasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kogure, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yuichiro Tsukasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masaru Kogure, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/00 (2006.01); G06G 7/76 (2006.01); B60D 1/28 (2006.01); B60K 28/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/12 (2006.01); B60K 28/14 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In wheel ground-contact state judging device and method, a detector directly detects a lateral force acting in a direction perpendicular to the wheel center plane of a wheel. An acceleration sensor detects an acceleration in the lateral direction of a vehicle. A calculator calculates a cornering force acting on each wheel on the basis of the acceleration in the lateral direction thus detected. A judging unit compares the detected lateral force with the calculated cornering force to judge whether the ground-contact state of the wheel is good or not.