System and method for vehicle rollover prediction
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1. A method for determining rollover propensity comprising:
- providing a rollover avoidance system configured to;
determine values of state variables at a future time of a traveling vehicle from current sensor data and a system of differential equations of motion, estimate values of roll energy and roll energy rate using the values of the state variables derived from the system of differential equation of motion at the future time prior to wheel lift, and calculate a future roll stability indicator (RSI) at least partially based on the roll energy and the roll energy rate, the RSI indicative of a tendency of rollover at the future time, initiate at least one corrective action responsively to a value of the RSI achieving a threshold value, wherein the lateral equation of motion is implemented as
M({dot over (V)}y+Vxr)+Ms({dot over (V)}y+Vxr−
hs{umlaut over (φ
)})=Fyf cos(δ
f+γ
fφ
)+Fyr cos(δ
r+γ
rφ
),wherein M represents total vehicle mass Ms represents vehicle sprung mass, r represents vehicle yaw rotation Vy dot and Vx represents y-axis acceleration and x-axis velocity, respectively, δ
f and δ
y represent front and rear road wheel angle, respectively , γ
r and γ
t represent front and rear roll steer, respectively, hs represents center of gravity height , φ
represents vehicle road wheel angle {umlaut over (φ
)} represent vehicle road wheel angle acceleration.
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Abstract
A rollover avoidance method may include determining tire loading for at least two tires of a vehicle. A stability of the vehicle with regard to rolling over may be predicted based at least on the determined tire loading. The vehicle may be controlled at least on the basis of the predicted stability.
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1. A method for determining rollover propensity comprising:
- providing a rollover avoidance system configured to;
determine values of state variables at a future time of a traveling vehicle from current sensor data and a system of differential equations of motion, estimate values of roll energy and roll energy rate using the values of the state variables derived from the system of differential equation of motion at the future time prior to wheel lift, and calculate a future roll stability indicator (RSI) at least partially based on the roll energy and the roll energy rate, the RSI indicative of a tendency of rollover at the future time, initiate at least one corrective action responsively to a value of the RSI achieving a threshold value, wherein the lateral equation of motion is implemented as
M({dot over (V)}y+Vxr)+Ms({dot over (V)}y+Vxr−
hs{umlaut over (φ
)})=Fyf cos(δ
f+γ
fφ
)+Fyr cos(δ
r+γ
rφ
),wherein M represents total vehicle mass Ms represents vehicle sprung mass, r represents vehicle yaw rotation Vy dot and Vx represents y-axis acceleration and x-axis velocity, respectively, δ
f and δ
y represent front and rear road wheel angle, respectively , γ
r and γ
t represent front and rear roll steer, respectively, hs represents center of gravity height , φ
represents vehicle road wheel angle {umlaut over (φ
)} represent vehicle road wheel angle acceleration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- providing a rollover avoidance system configured to;
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6. A system for determining propensity of vehicular rollover comprising:
- a rollover avoidance system including;
a plurality of vehicle-dynamic measurement devices configured to measure current vehicle dynamic parameters, and a processor configured to calculate;
values of state variables at a future time of a traveling vehicle from the vehicle dynamic parameters and a system of differential equations of motion, the system of differential equations of motion including a lateral equation of motion, a yaw plane equation of motion, and a roll equation of motion, a future roll stability indicator (RSI) at least partially based on roll energy and roll energy rate based on values of state variables at a future time prior to wheel lift based on current data received from the vehicle dynamic measurement devices, the RSI indicative of a tendency of rollover at the future time, wherein the rollover avoidance system is configured to apply corrective action responsivley upon a value of the RSI achieving a threshold value, the correction action selected from a group consisiting of braking, steering and suspension stiffness adjustment, and wherein the lateral equation of motion is implemented as
M({dot over (V)}y+Vxr)+Mr({dot over (V)}y+Vxr−
hs{umlaut over (φ
)})=Fyf cos(δ
f+γ
fφ
)+Fyr cos(δ
r+γ
rφ
)wherein M represents total vehicle mass Ms represents vehicle sprung mass, r represents vehicle yaw rotation Vy dot and Vx represents y-axis acceleration and x-axis velocity, respectively, δ
f and δ
y represent front and rear road wheel angle, respectively , γ
r and γ
t represent front and rear roll steer, respectively, hs represents center of gravity height ,φ
represents vehicle road wheel angle, and {umlaut over (φ
)} represent vehicle road wheel angle acceleration.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
Iz represents vehicle moment of inertia about the z-axis, Ixz represents product of inertia with respect to x and z axes, {dot over (r)} represents vehicle yaw rate, and a and b represent distances of front and rear axles from center of gravity of the vehicle.
- a rollover avoidance system including;
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8. The system of claim 7, wherein the roll equation of motion is implemented as Iz{umlaut over (φ
- )}+Ixz{dot over (r)}−
Mshs({dot over (V)}y+Vxr)=Msghs sin φ
−
Kφ
φ
−
Cφ
{dot over (φ
)}, wherein Ix represents a vehicle moment of inertia about the x-axis, {umlaut over (φ
)} represents vehicle road wheel angle acceleration, Ixz represents product of inertia with respect to x and z axes, {dot over (r)}{dot over ( )} represents vehicle yaw rate, Ms represents vehicle sprung mass, hs represents center of gravity height, Vy dot and Vx represent y-axis acceleration and x-axis velocity, respectively, r represents vehicle yaw rotation, φ
represents vehicle road wheel angle, Kφ
represents roll stiffness, Cφ
represents roll damping, and {dot over (φ
)} represents vehicle road wheel angle velocity.
- )}+Ixz{dot over (r)}−
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9. The system of claim 8, wherein the future time is implemented at a time equal to or greater than about 0.05 seconds following capture of the current vehicle dynamic parameters.
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10. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of vehicle dynamic measurement devices is selected from the group consisting of a yaw rate sensor, an acceleration sensor, a steering wheel position sensor, and a tire orientation sensor.
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Current AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
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Original AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
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InventorsMoshchuk, Nikolai K., Chen, Shih-Ken, Nardi, Flavio
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Primary Examiner(s)Algahaim, Helal A
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Assistant Examiner(s)PATEL, SHARDUL D
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Application NumberUS13/323,014Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,191 DaysField of Search701/36, 701/38, 701/45US Class Current701/38CPC Class CodesB60G 17/015 the regulating means compri...B60G 17/016 characterised by their resp...B60G 2400/52 in tyreB60G 2400/64 Wheel forces, e.g. on hub, ...B60G 2800/9124 Roll-over protection system...
