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Control apparatus for ensuring safety of a vehicle run

  • US 5,418,727 A
  • Filed: 06/01/1993
  • Issued: 05/23/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control apparatus for ensuring safety of a vehicle run comprising:

  • a first control means for controlling a first factor for enhancing a running stability of a vehicle;

    a second control means having a dangerous state judging means for detecting a running state of the vehicle and judging whether the running state is in a dangerous state to output a judgment signal;

    said second control means automatically controlling a second factor relating to the running state of the vehicle so as to avoid a dangerous state judged by said dangerous state judging means, whereby the running state of the vehicle is automatically prevented from falling into a further dangerous state;

    fail judging means for judging whether said first control means properly functions and for detecting when said first control means improperly functions and for generating an output signal; and

    restricting means for restricting control for avoiding the dangerous state by said second control means when said fail judging means detects that said first control means is improperly functioning.

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