Method and system for controlling a vehicle
First Claim
1. An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising:
- an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion;
vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle;
a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and
location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway, said processor being coupled to said location determining means and being arranged to consider the location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said at least one of said vehicle control devices.
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Abstract
Apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion, vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle and a processor coupled to the inertial reference unit and the vehicle control devices. The processor includes an algorithm arranged to receive data from the inertial reference unit and control the vehicle control devices to apply the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover, optionally in consideration of the position of the vehicle as provided by a map database or location determining system.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising:
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an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway, said processor being coupled to said location determining means and being arranged to consider the location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said at least one of said vehicle control devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A vehicle, comprising:
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tires; a brake system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a braking force to said tires to reduce rotation of said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said brake system arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said brake system to apply the braking force to said tires to prevent the rollover. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A vehicle, comprising:
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an engine system arranged in connection with said tires to apply a motive force to said tires; and an apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle including an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said engine system and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control said engine system to regulate motive force being applied to said tires to prevent the rollover. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A vehicle, comprising:
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an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; location determining means for determining the location of the vehicle on a roadway; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; and a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit, said location determining means and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover, said processor being arranged to consider the determined location of the vehicle when determining at least one of the existence of a potential rollover situation and the manner in which to control said vehicle control systems. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle, comprising:
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an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control systems arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control systems and arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control systems to prevent a rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of a potential rollover situation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for sensing a potential rollover situation involving a vehicle, comprising:
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an inertial reference unit including three accelerometers and three gyroscopes which provide data on vehicle motion; vehicle control devices arranged to affect control of the vehicle; a processor coupled to said inertial reference unit and said vehicle control devices and including an algorithm arranged to receive data from said inertial reference unit and control at least one of said vehicle control devices to apply at least one of the throttle, brakes and steering to prevent the rollover; and a navigation system coupled to said processor and arranged to provide information about a roadway on which the vehicle is traveling from a map database to said processor, said processor being arranged to process the data on vehicle motion and the roadway information and control a warning system to provide a warning to the driver upon detection of the potential rollover situation. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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