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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Asahi Watanabe, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Furuyama, Atsugi, JP;
Asahi Watanabe, Fujisawa, JP;
Hiroshi Furuyama, Atsugi, JP;
Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd., Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising a control unit having: a resultant acceleration information calculating section () configured to calculate a resultant acceleration which is a synthesis of two direction accelerations acted upon the vehicle; a resultant jerk calculating section () configured to calculate a resultant jerk of at least one of change rates of the two directional accelerations with respect to time and a change rate of the resultant acceleration with respect to time; and a rollover tendency determining section () configured to determine a tendency of rollover of the vehicle using at least one of the calculated resultant acceleration and the calculated resultant jerk.