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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Yukihide Kimura, Gotenba, JP;
Ryota Osumi, Suntou-gun, JP;
Inventors:
Yukihide Kimura, Gotenba, JP;
Ryota Osumi, Suntou-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/12 (2006.01); B60K 31/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G05D 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle behavior control apparatus that generates a gyro moment based on the behavior of the vehicle includes i) a gyro which has a rotating body that is rotatably supported on a rotating shaft and a rotating body rotating portion that rotates the rotating body, ii) a vehicle speed detecting portion that detects the vehicle speed of the vehicle, and iii) a controller that changes the centrifugal force generated in the rotating body based on the detected vehicle speed.