Integrated control system for steering and power unit
First Claim
1. A control system for controlling steering and a power unit of a vehicle, comprising:
- front-wheel steering means for steering the front wheels of the vehicle in connection with the operation of a steering handle;
rear-wheel turning means for turning the rear wheels of the vehicle in connection with steering of the front wheels and on the basis of a first characteristic representing the relation between a steering angle of the front wheels and a turning angle of the rear wheels;
adjustment means for adjusting an engine output of the vehicle;
detection means for detecting an amount in which an accelerator member is operated;
driving means for driving said engine output adjustment means on the basis of a second characteristic representing the relation between the amount in which the accelerator member is operated and an amount in which said engine output adjustment is driven;
storage means for storing a plurality of the first characteristics and a plurality of the second characteristics, as well as a plurality of combinations of the first and second characteristics, each combination consisting of an arbitrary one of the plurality of the first characteristics and an arbitrary one of the plurality of the second characteristics;
instruction means for selecting a combination of a particular first characteristic and a particular second characteristic among said plurality of the combinations; and
driving means for driving in response to said instruction said rear-wheel turning means on the basis of said particular first characteristic as well as said driving means on the basis of said particular second characteristic.
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Abstract
This invention discloses a control system for integrally controlling steering and a power unit of a vehicle includes: a front-wheel steering device for steering the front wheels of the vehicle in connection with the operation of a steering handle; a rear-wheel turning device for turning the rear wheels of the vehicle in connection with steering of the front wheels; an adjustment device for adjusting an engine output of the vehicle; a first detection device for detecting an amount in which an accelerator member is operated; a driving device for driving the engine output adjustment device in response to the amount in which the accelerator member is operated; a second detection device for detecting either an instruction given by a driver who wants to change a travel characteristic or changes in an environment in which the vehicle is running; and a change/correction device for changing or correcting a control characteristic which controls the rear-wheel turning device and the driving device in response to an output of the second detection device.
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11 Claims
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1. A control system for controlling steering and a power unit of a vehicle, comprising:
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front-wheel steering means for steering the front wheels of the vehicle in connection with the operation of a steering handle; rear-wheel turning means for turning the rear wheels of the vehicle in connection with steering of the front wheels and on the basis of a first characteristic representing the relation between a steering angle of the front wheels and a turning angle of the rear wheels; adjustment means for adjusting an engine output of the vehicle; detection means for detecting an amount in which an accelerator member is operated; driving means for driving said engine output adjustment means on the basis of a second characteristic representing the relation between the amount in which the accelerator member is operated and an amount in which said engine output adjustment is driven; storage means for storing a plurality of the first characteristics and a plurality of the second characteristics, as well as a plurality of combinations of the first and second characteristics, each combination consisting of an arbitrary one of the plurality of the first characteristics and an arbitrary one of the plurality of the second characteristics; instruction means for selecting a combination of a particular first characteristic and a particular second characteristic among said plurality of the combinations; and driving means for driving in response to said instruction said rear-wheel turning means on the basis of said particular first characteristic as well as said driving means on the basis of said particular second characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control system for controlling steering and a power unit of a vehicle, comprising:
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front-wheel steering means for the steering front wheels of the vehicle in connection with an operation of a steering handle; rear-wheel turning means for turning the rear wheels of the vehicle in connection with steering of the front wheels; adjustment means for adjusting an engine output of the vehicle; first detection means for detecting an amount in which an accelerator member is operated; driving means for driving said engine output adjustment means in response to said amount in which said accelerator member is operated; second detection means for detecting either an instruction given by a driver who wants to change a travel characteristic or changes in an environment in which said vehicle is running; and change/correction means for changing or correcting a control characteristic, said characteristic being a combination of characteristics which control said rear-wheel turning means and said driving means in response to an output of said second detection means.
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