Method for improving stability of a vehicle comprising dual clutches

A control unit for a vehicle comprising two clutches connected to wheels of the vehicle and arranged to transmit torque to the wheels of the vehicle, the two clutches being connected to a propulsion actuator, the control unit comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to perform steps of a method comprising:
• detecting that the vehicle is performing a transitional maneuver or detecting a braking request or a propulsion torque reduction while the vehicle is driving in a curve at grip limit based on first data indicative of driver intentions and/or vehicle motion state;
• detecting instability of the vehicle based on the first data;
• and
• adjusting a torque request to the two clutches in response to the detected instability, wherein the two clutches are arranged to transmit the propulsion torque generated by the propulsion actuator to the wheels based on the torque request and based on the propulsion torque generated by the propulsion actuator, and wherein the torque request is adjusted based on the vehicle motion state and/or driver intentions such that a yaw motion of the vehicle is reduced.

A vehicle comprising:

• two clutches connected to wheels of the vehicle and arranged to transmit torque to the wheels of the vehicle, the two clutches being connected to a propulsion actuator;
• and
• a control unit comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions executed by the processor to perform steps of a method comprising:
• detecting that the vehicle is performing a transitional maneuver or detecting a braking request or a propulsion torque reduction while the vehicle is driving in a curve at grip limit based on first data indicative of driver intentions and/or vehicle motion state;
• detecting instability of the vehicle based on the first data;
• and
• adjusting a torque request to the two clutches in response to the detected instability, wherein the two clutches are arranged to transmit the propulsion torque generated by the propulsion actuator to the wheels based on the torque request and based on the propulsion torque generated by the propulsion actuator, and wherein the torque request is adjusted based on the vehicle motion state and/or driver intentions such that a yaw motion of the vehicle is reduced.