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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2007
Katsunori Doi, Tokyo, JP;
Katsunori Doi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The center of gravity of a vehicle is estimated to obtain, a limit lateral acceleration a(=a, a), and the vehicle turns in a target running state (V*, γ*) requested by an occupant provided the lateral acceleration a* does not exceed the limit lateral acceleration a. On the other hand, if the requested running state (V*, γ*) exceeds the limit lateral acceleration a, an ideal target running state (V*, γ*) is limited to an actual target running state (V*˜, γ*˜) so that the lateral acceleration a* equals to the limit lateral acceleration a. Because turning speed and turning curvature are not limited more than necessary, it is possible to achieve maximum use of turning performance of the vehicle up to the limit thereof.