Vehicle and method for controlling a vehicle
AssigneeZF CV Systems Global GmbH
InventorsSteffen Gerlach, Michael Grossmann
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Abstract
A vehicle including a first axle unit; a first dynamic unit assigned to the first axle unit, wherein the first dynamic unit is one of a brake, a drive and a steering system; a second axle unit; a center of mass; and a control device. The control device is configured to shift the center of mass, and to ascertain a grip improvement request for the first axle unit and for a dynamic operation to be carried out via the first dynamic unit and, in response to the grip improvement request for the first axle unit, to shift the center of mass toward the first axle unit.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a first axle unit;
- a first dynamic unit assigned to said first axle unit, said first dynamic unit being selected from a group of a brake, a drive, and a steering system;
- a second axle unit;
- the vehicle having a center of mass;
- a control device configured to shift the center of mass;
- said control device being configured:
- to ascertain a grip improvement request for said first axle unit and for a dynamic operation to be carried out via said first dynamic unit;
- and,
- in response to the grip improvement request for said first axle unit, to shift the center of mass toward said first axle unit.
A method for controlling a vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a first axle unit, a first dynamic unit assigned to the first axle unit, the first dynamic unit being selected from a group of a brake, a drive, and a steering system;
- the vehicle further including a second axle unit and having a center of mass, the method comprising:
- generating a grip improvement request for the first axle unit and for a dynamic operation to be carried out via the first dynamic unit;
- and,
- shifting the center of mass toward the first axle unit in response to the grip improvement request for the first axle unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.