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US 6,618,663 B2Granted
Braking force control-type behavior control apparatus and method of motor vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasami Aga
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling a behavior of a vehicle apply a braking force to at least one predetermined wheel of the vehicle when the vehicle undergoes an undesirable behavior, such as a spin or a drift-out. The apparatus and method control a rate of reduction of the braking force to be smaller with an increase in a degree of deceleration of the vehicle caused by application of the braking force to the predetermined wheel.
Claims16
A behavior control apparatus for controlling a behavior of a vehicle, comprising a controller that:
- applies a braking force to at least one predetermined wheel of the vehicle when the vehicle undergoes an undesirable behavior;
- and
- controls a rate of reduction of the braking force to be smaller with an increase in a degree of deceleration of the vehicle caused by application of the braking force to the at least one predetermined wheel when the braking force applied to the at least one wheel is reduced.
A method for controlling a behavior of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- applying a braking force to at least one predetermined wheel of the vehicle when the vehicle undergoes an undesirable behavior;
- and
- controlling a rate of reduction of the braking force to be smaller with an increase in a degree of deceleration of the vehicle caused by application of the braking force to the at least one predetermined wheel when the braking force applied to the at least one predetermined wheel is reduced.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.