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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010

Filed:

Jan. 22, 2007
Applicants:

Yuuki Shinozawa, Yokosuka, JP;

Hiroshi Mouri, Yokohama, JP;

Masatsugu Yokote, Yokohama, JP;

Masahiro Kubota, Yokohama, JP;

Masaaki Nawano, Yokosuka, JP;

Tsuyoshi Ohara, Yokosuka, JP;

Inventors:

Yuuki Shinozawa, Yokosuka, JP;

Hiroshi Mouri, Yokohama, JP;

Masatsugu Yokote, Yokohama, JP;

Masahiro Kubota, Yokohama, JP;

Masaaki Nawano, Yokosuka, JP;

Tsuyoshi Ohara, Yokosuka, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 8/24 (2006.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60T 8/172 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In order to enhance the accuracy of estimation of a vehicle's sideslip angle, a sideslip angle estimation apparatus calculates an angle between the direction of centrifugal force acting on the vehicle body during cornering and the lateral direction of the vehicle body based on accelerations exerted on the vehicle body and acting in two different directions. A sideslip angle between the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the direction of travel of the vehicle is calculated based on the estimated angle.


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