Vehicle suppressing OS or US by stagedly different devices
First Claim
1. A vehicle comprising a turning behavior detecting device for detecting at least either of an oversteered condition or an understeered condition of the vehicle in a turn running thereof, a driving force distributing device for distributing a driving force between front and rear wheels, and a steering angle modifying device for modifying a steering angle input by a driver, wherein when at least either of the oversteered condition or the understeered condition of the vehicle detected by the turning behavior detecting device is above a first determined standard condition but not above a second determined standard condition more promoted from the first standard condition, the driving force distribution between the front and rear wheels is changed by the driving force distributing device so that the oversteered or the understeered condition is suppressed, and when the oversteered or the understeered condition of the vehicle is above the second standard condition, the steering angle input by the driver is modified by the steering angle modifying device so that the oversteered or the understeered condition of the vehicle is suppressed.
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Abstract
To suppress an oversteered condition or an understeered condition by letting the movement of the vehicle follow the operational intention of the driver as faithfully as possible by making the best use of the respective characteristics of changes of the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, modification of the steering angle and selective braking of a selected wheel or wheels under a simple control calculation, a change of the driving force distribution between the front and rear wheels is first executed according to the progress of the oversteered or understeered condition, and when it further progresses, a modification of the steering angle, and further a selected braking of a selected wheel or wheels is further executed.
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5 Claims
- 1. A vehicle comprising a turning behavior detecting device for detecting at least either of an oversteered condition or an understeered condition of the vehicle in a turn running thereof, a driving force distributing device for distributing a driving force between front and rear wheels, and a steering angle modifying device for modifying a steering angle input by a driver, wherein when at least either of the oversteered condition or the understeered condition of the vehicle detected by the turning behavior detecting device is above a first determined standard condition but not above a second determined standard condition more promoted from the first standard condition, the driving force distribution between the front and rear wheels is changed by the driving force distributing device so that the oversteered or the understeered condition is suppressed, and when the oversteered or the understeered condition of the vehicle is above the second standard condition, the steering angle input by the driver is modified by the steering angle modifying device so that the oversteered or the understeered condition of the vehicle is suppressed.
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