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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2006
Applicants:
Todd Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph C. Meyers, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianbo LU, Livonia, MI (US);
Inventors:
Todd Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph C. Meyers, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jianbo Lu, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/016 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); B60T 8/24 (2006.01); B60T 8/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); B60K 28/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining a lateral tire force, a front lateral tire force, a rear lateral tire force, and determining a linear sideslip angle from the front lateral tire force and the rear lateral tire force. The method further includes determining a linear lateral velocity in response to the linear sideslip angle and controlling the vehicle in response to the linear sideslip angle.