CONTROL OF ACTIVE VEHICLE DEVICES DURING CORNERING
First Claim
1. A method of triggering an active device of a vehicle comprising:
- generating a steering signal from a steering angle and a rate of change of steering angle of the vehicle, said signal representing an advance in time in comparison to said steering angle;
determining a conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration in dependence on said steering signal and a measured vehicle lateral acceleration, said conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration being advanced in time in comparison with said measured vehicle lateral acceleration; and
triggering an active device of the vehicle if said conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration exceeds a threshold lateral acceleration.
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Abstract
A method of triggering an active device of a vehicle at a pre-determined threshold comprises generating a steering wheel signal from steering angle rate of change of steering angle of the vehicle, the signal representing an advance in time in comparison to the steering wheel position and/or speed, and determining a conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration in dependence on the steering wheel signal and a measured vehicle lateral acceleration, the conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration being advanced in time in comparison with the measured vehicle lateral acceleration. An active device of the vehicle is triggered if the conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration exceeds a threshold lateral acceleration.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of triggering an active device of a vehicle comprising:
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generating a steering signal from a steering angle and a rate of change of steering angle of the vehicle, said signal representing an advance in time in comparison to said steering angle; determining a conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration in dependence on said steering signal and a measured vehicle lateral acceleration, said conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration being advanced in time in comparison with said measured vehicle lateral acceleration; and triggering an active device of the vehicle if said conditioned vehicle lateral acceleration exceeds a threshold lateral acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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