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Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle

  • US 8,280,587 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2007
  • Issued: 10/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for operating a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and wheel sensors which are associated with said wheels and whose measurement signals are representative of angular speeds of the respective wheels, the method comprising:

  • registering respective characteristic values for the angular speed of the respective wheel depending on the respective measurement signals,transforming the characteristic values in a common reference coordinates system of the vehicle depending on at least one of steering angle or yaw rate,determining a common reference value depending on the transformed characteristic values,determining respective intermediate scaling values depending on the respective ratio of the transformed characteristic values and the reference value,adapting respective scaling values depending on the intermediate scaling values when a predefined condition, which is dependent upon at least one of the yaw rate and upon the steering angle, is met.

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