Vehicle Component Control Methods and Systems Based on Vehicle Stability
First Claim
1. In a motor vehicle, a control system for controlling at least one part of the vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of sensor systems mounted on the vehicle, each of said sensor systems providing a measurement of a state of said sensor system or a state of the mounting location of said sensor system and generating a signal representative of the measurement; and
a pattern recognition system for receiving the signals from said sensor systems and diagnosing the condition of the vehicle with respect to its stability based on the measurements of said sensor systems, said pattern recognition system being arranged to generate a control signal for controlling the at least one part based at least in part on the diagnosed condition of the vehicle, whereby the control signal is directed to the at least one part of the vehicle to cause the at least one part to vary its operation.
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Abstract
Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes sensor systems mounted on the vehicle, each providing a measurement of a state of the sensor system or a state of the mounting location of the sensor system and generating a signal representative of the measurement, and a pattern recognition system for receiving the signals and diagnosing the condition of the vehicle with respect to its stability based on the measurements of the sensor systems. The pattern recognition system generates a control signal for controlling the part(s) based on the diagnosed condition of the vehicle. The control signal is directed to each part to cause it to vary its operation, for example, to cause the part to attempt to correct for any instability of the vehicle. The controlled part may be a steering, braking or throttle system.
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22 Claims
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1. In a motor vehicle, a control system for controlling at least one part of the vehicle comprising:
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a plurality of sensor systems mounted on the vehicle, each of said sensor systems providing a measurement of a state of said sensor system or a state of the mounting location of said sensor system and generating a signal representative of the measurement; and
a pattern recognition system for receiving the signals from said sensor systems and diagnosing the condition of the vehicle with respect to its stability based on the measurements of said sensor systems, said pattern recognition system being arranged to generate a control signal for controlling the at least one part based at least in part on the diagnosed condition of the vehicle, whereby the control signal is directed to the at least one part of the vehicle to cause the at least one part to vary its operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling at least one part of the vehicle, comprising:
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mounting a plurality of sensor systems on the vehicle;
measuring a state of the sensor system or a state of the respective mounting location of the sensor system;
generating signals representative of the measurements of the sensor systems;
diagnosing the condition of the vehicle with respect to its stability by inputting the signals into a pattern recognition system which converts the signals into an output indicative of the condition of the vehicle with respect to its stability; and
controlling the at least one part based at least in part on the diagnosis of the condition of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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