Suspension-steering control apparatus
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1. A suspension-steering control apparatus comprising:
- suspension-characteristic changing means for changing a suspension characteristic;
a rear-wheel steering mechanism for steering rear wheels of a vehicle;
steering control means for controlling said rear-wheel steering mechanism on the basis of a predetermined steering characteristic; and
steering-characteristic correcting means for correcting said steering characteristic in synchronization with so as to assist alteration of the suspension characteristic by said suspension-characteristic changing means.
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Abstract
A suspension-steering control apparatus is provided with suspension-characteristic changing means for changing a suspension characteristic and a rear-wheel steering mechanism for steering rear wheels of a vehicle. The suspension characteristics is such that, for example, a magnitude of a damping force of a suspension or a rolling rigidity ratio of the rear portion of the vehicle body to the front portion thereof can be changed. The rear-wheel steering mechanism is controlled on the basis of a predetermined steering characteristic. The steering-characteristic is corrected in synchronization with alteration of the suspension characteristic.
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23 Claims
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1. A suspension-steering control apparatus comprising:
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suspension-characteristic changing means for changing a suspension characteristic; a rear-wheel steering mechanism for steering rear wheels of a vehicle; steering control means for controlling said rear-wheel steering mechanism on the basis of a predetermined steering characteristic; and steering-characteristic correcting means for correcting said steering characteristic in synchronization with so as to assist alteration of the suspension characteristic by said suspension-characteristic changing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A suspension-steering control apparatus comprising:
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a rear-wheel steering mechanism for steering rear wheels; a selection means for selecting a characteristic combination by manual operation from a plurality of characteristics combinations so set as to correspond to a suspension characteristic and a steering characteristic; a suspension-characteristic changing means for changing the suspension characteristic so as to produce another suspension characteristic corresponding to said characteristic combination selected by said selection means; and a steering control means for controlling said rear wheel steering mechanism on the basis of the steering characteristic corresponding to said characteristic combination chosen by said selection means; wherein said plurality of characteristic combinations is set so as to allow the steering characteristic to assist the suspension characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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