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US 2021/0269017 A1Published application
Vehicle
AssigneeKabushikikaisha Equos Research
InventorsKeizo ARAKI, Akira MIZUNO, Shota KUBO
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Abstract
A vehicle includes: a vehicle body; one or more turn wheels turnable to right and left; a lean actuator configured to apply a lean torque to the vehicle body; a turn wheel support unit; and a controller. The turn wheel support unit includes: a supporting member that rotatably supports the one or more turn wheels; and a turning actuator configured to apply a turning torque to the supporting member. The controller is configured to determine a target lean angle, and determine the target lean torque and the target turning torque using the target lean angle.
Claims8
A vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- N (N is an integer equal to or larger than 2) wheels including one or more turn wheels turnable to right and left relative to a forward movement direction of the vehicle, the N wheels including at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel;
- a lean angle sensor configured to measure a lean angle in a width direction of the vehicle body;
- a lean actuator configured to apply to the vehicle body a lean torque for controlling the lean angle of the vehicle body;
- an operation input unit configured to be handled to input an operation amount indicative of a turning direction and a degree of turn;
- a turn wheel support unit that supports the one or more turn wheels;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the turn wheel support unit comprises:
- a supporting member that rotatably supports the one or more turn wheels;
- a turning device that supports the supporting member turnably to right and left relative to the vehicle body;
- and
- a turning actuator configured to apply to the supporting member a turning torque for turning the supporting member, and
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- determine a target lean angle using one or more parameters including the operation amount, the target lean angle being a lean angle targeted by the vehicle body;
- determine a target lean torque and a target turning torque using the target lean angle, the target lean torque being a target torque of the lean actuator, the target turning torque being a target torque of the turning actuator;
- control the lean actuator according to the target lean torque;
- and
- control the turning actuator according to the target turning torque.
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