Skid and roll-over protection system and method for vehicles
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1. A method for preventing skidding or roll-over of a road vehicle having at least four wheels during operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- (a) repeatedly measuring wheel-hub vibrational motion at the hub of each of at least four of the wheels;
(b) processing the vibrational motion measurements to determine a current status of vehicle function; and
(c) implementing a driving correction regime according to said current status of vehicle function,wherein said measuring and said processing measure and process the vibrational motion for each wheel along at least two perpendicular axes.
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Abstract
A system (10) for preventing skidding or roll-over of a road vehicle includes a wheel vibratory sensor arrangement (14) for each wheel (12) configured to measure vibrational motion of the wheel hub along at least two, and preferably three, perpendicular axes. The system processes the vibrational motion measurements to determine a current status of vehicle function and implements a suitable driving correction regime when necessary. The driving correction regime may include operating a braking system (20) of the vehicle so as to apply braking to selected wheels of the vehicle.
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1. A method for preventing skidding or roll-over of a road vehicle having at least four wheels during operation of the vehicle, the method comprising:
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(a) repeatedly measuring wheel-hub vibrational motion at the hub of each of at least four of the wheels; (b) processing the vibrational motion measurements to determine a current status of vehicle function; and (c) implementing a driving correction regime according to said current status of vehicle function, wherein said measuring and said processing measure and process the vibrational motion for each wheel along at least two perpendicular axes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for preventing skidding or roll-over of a road vehicle having at least four wheels during operation of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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(a) a wheel vibratory sensor arrangement associated with each of at least four of the wheels, said wheel vibratory sensor arrangement being configured to measure vibrational motion of the hub of each wheel along at least two perpendicular axes; (b) a processing system in data communication with each of said wheel vibratory sensor arrangements, said processing system being configured to process the vibrational motion measurements to determine a current status of vehicle function; and (c) a driving correction system associated with said processing system and responsive to said current status of vehicle function to implement a driving correction regime. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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