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Apparatus for determining vehicle rollover risk

  • US 8,800,709 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2011
  • Issued: 08/12/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising a control unit including:

  • a resultant acceleration information calculating section configured to calculate a resultant acceleration which is a synthesis of two orthogonal direction accelerations acted upon the vehicle;

    a resultant jerk calculating section configured to calculate a resultant jerk of at least one of a change rate of the resultant acceleration with respect to time and of the synthesis of change rates of both of the two orthogonal direction accelerations with respect to time; and

    a rollover tendency determining section configured to determine a tendency of rollover of the vehicle using the calculated resultant jerk.

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