METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE-STEER IN AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE IN A FORWARD AND REVERSE DIRECTION
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1. A method of controlling an automotive vehicle comprising:
- determining a forward direction of the vehicle and generating a forward direction signal;
determining a reverse direction of the vehicle and generating a reverse direction signal;
applying brake-steer to reduce a turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to a steering input by the application of brakes in response to the forward direction signal as a function of a first threshold; and
applying brake-steer to reduce the turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to the steering input by the application of brakes in response to the reverse direction signal as a function of a second threshold different than the first threshold.
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Abstract
A system and method of controlling an automotive vehicle includes determining a forward direction and reverse direction of the vehicle and applying brake-steer in a forward position as a function of a first threshold and applying brake-steer in the reverse position as a function of a second threshold different than the first threshold.
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1. A method of controlling an automotive vehicle comprising:
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determining a forward direction of the vehicle and generating a forward direction signal;
determining a reverse direction of the vehicle and generating a reverse direction signal;
applying brake-steer to reduce a turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to a steering input by the application of brakes in response to the forward direction signal as a function of a first threshold; and
applying brake-steer to reduce the turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to the steering input by the application of brakes in response to the reverse direction signal as a function of a second threshold different than the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A vehicle comprising:
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means to determine a forward direction and generate a forward direction signal;
means to determine a reverse direction and generate a reverse direction signal; and
a controller coupled to the means to determine a forward diection and the means to determine a reverse direction, said controller programmed to apply brake-steer to reduce a turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to a steering input by the application of brakes in response to the forward direction signal as a function of the first threshold and apply brake-steer to reduce the turning radius of the vehicle beyond that corresponding to a steering input by the application of brakes in response to the reverse direction signal as a function of the second threshold different than the first threshold. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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