Device for correcting the angle of attitude of an automotive vehicle

• US 4,832,149 A
• Filed: 12/17/1987
• Issued: 05/23/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Automobiles Citroen (Stellantis NV), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Original Assignee: Automobiles Citroen (Stellantis NV), Automobiles Peugeot (Stellantis NV)
• Inventors: Degonde, Michel G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rice, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US07/134,177
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 180/140, 180/141, 180/142, 180/143
• US Class Current: 180/422
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 6/00 Arrangements for automatically controlling steering depending on driving conditions sensed and responded to, e.g. control circuits means for initiating a change in direction B62D1/00; steering valves B62D5/06; combined with means for inclining the vehicle body or wheels on bends B62D9/00
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 7/159 characterised by computing methods or stabilisation processes or systems, e.g. responding to yaw rate, lateral wind, load, road condition
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0891 specially adapted for land vehicles

Abstract

A device for correcting the angle of attitude of an automotive vehicle, by inducing upon at least one axle a correction of lock in accordance with parameters representative of the dynamic state of the vehicle and measured by sensors delivering corresponding electric signals, these parameters including the instantaneous speed S'"'"' of the vehicle, its angular velocity of yaw θ'"'"' and its lateral acceleration R and for computing a correcting electric signal from these parameters which is applied to the lock correcting. The correcting signal is computed by working out this signal from a value e equal to (R- θ'"'"'S'"'"')/S'"'"' or to R- θ'"'"'S'"'"'.

Claims

1. A device for correcting the angle of attitude of an automotive vehicle which comprises, in addition to the usual control of the steering of rod wheels of an axle by a steering wheel,

means inducing on at least one axle a correction of lock in accordance with parameters representative of the dynamic state of the vehicle and measured by sensors delivering corresponding electric signals,

these parameters including instantaneous speed S'"'"' of the vehicle, its angular velocity of yaw θ

'"'"' and its lateral acceleration R, and

means for computing a correcting electric signal from these parameters which is applied to lock correcting means,

wherein the improvement comprises

said means for computing the correcting signal are adapted to develop this signal from a value (e) equal to (R-θ

'"'"'S'"'"')/S'"'"' or to R-θ

'"'"'S'"'"' in a manner of an error signal in a closed loop system, tending to reduce the correcting signal to zero by an appropriate control of the lock means.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein the lock correcting means are adapted to keep a velocity of lock constant as long as the signal is different from zero, this velocity becoming zero together with said signal.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein the lock correcting means are adapted to induce a correction of lock, the velocity of which is proportional to the correcting signal.

4. A device according to claim 1, further comprising means for controlling the angular axle position adapted to allow to induce a correction of lock proportional to the correcting signal.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein the lock correcting means are adapted to act upon the rear axle.

6. A device according to claim 1, wherein said lock correction means comprise an actuator supplied with a pressure fluid from a pressure fluid source, through a pilot member adapted to couple said actuator to or to disconnect it from said pressure fluid source, said correcting signal being applied to said pilot member.

7. A device according to claim 6, wherein said actuator is a double acting actuator and said pilot member is formed by an electro-valve controlled by said correcting signal

8. A device according to claim 7, comprising means for controlling the angular axle position adapted to allow inducing a correction of lock proportional to the correcting means, said position control means being connected to said pilot member.