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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7600762 | Suspension control device A suspension control device includes a wheel grip state estimation device for estimating grip state of vehicle wheels based on variations of aligning torque of wheels to be steered, a vehicle rolling control device for controlling vehicle rolling, and a control para... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7383112 | Method and system for adaptively compensating open loop front-wheel steering control An active front-wheel vehicle steering control system that employs open-loop control that includes an adaptive compensation sub-system that compensate for changes in vehicle dynamic parameters. The control system includes a dynamic parameter estimation sub-system th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7350605 | In-wheel motor capable of efficiently cooling electric motor and reduction gear An in-wheel motor includes a wheel disc, a wheel hub, a case, a motor, a planetary gear and a shaft. The wheel disc is connected to the wheel hub. The planetary gear is connected to the motor's rotor. The case includes subcases and a diaphragm. One subcase is arrang... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322589 | Stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle A stabilizer assembly for a motor vehicle, including a first stabilizer and a second stabilizer, which are rotatable relative to each other, is characterized in that each stabilizer is engaged by one linear actuator each. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322627 | Vertically adjustable truck bed A truck is disclosed with a vertically adjustable bed to facilitate cargo loading and unloading. The truck includes a U-shaped frame within which the vertically adjustable bed is located. The vertically adjustable bed is movable between elevated and lowered position... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311315 | Apparatus for controlling stiffness of anti-roll bar for vehicle An apparatus for controlling stiffness of an anti-roll bar for a vehicle includes an anti-roll bar provided with piezoelectric ceramics, the anti-roll bar interconnecting both lower arms of a vehicle suspension system, a power converter connected to a power supply t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234707 | Integrated control unit for an active roll control system for a vehicle suspension system An Active Roll Control System for a motor vehicle that utilizes small valves to control large flows. Flow is supplied by a hydraulic pump which is powered in some fashion by the motor vehicle. Flow is directed to the actuators by a three-position-four-way valve that... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210551 | Method for operating a level control system of a motor vehicle The invention is directed to a method for operating a level control system of a motor vehicle which includes: a control apparatus, sensors for the direct or indirect determination of the distance of the vehicle chassis to the axles of the vehicle wheels; and, actuat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195249 | Method of controlling actuator assembly The present invention provides a method of controlling an actuator assembly for suspension systems. The actuator assembly control method of the present invention is possible to control the actuator assembly according to conditions of vehicle velocity and steering an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191047 | Motor vehicle control using a dynamic feedforward approach A control system manages yaw-plane motion, while simultaneously comprehending and managing roll motion. The system reduces excessive maneuver-induced roll motion by properly shaping yaw-plane motion, which may include increasing yaw damping and/or decreasing a yaw g... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7130729 | Adaptive compensation of rear-wheel steering control using vehicle dynamics parameter estimation An active rear-wheel vehicle steering control system that employs both open-loop and closed-loop control, where the open-loop and closed-loop control include adaptive compensation sub-systems that compensate for changes in vehicle dynamic parameters. The control sys... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125023 | Rollover protecting system for vehicle A rollover protecting system for a vehicle comprising an actuator for pushing out an upper arm to an external direction of the vehicle by pivoting a pivot arm such that a tire produces a positive camber in relation to the road surface. Protruding ends are formed on ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7124057 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing a cyclic system A method and apparatus for determining the service life of a cyclic system the method including the steps of determining at least one characteristic of the system to determine a characteristic value and determining a cycle time of the system. The at least characteri... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121367 | Installation structure for electric rotating machine in motor vehicle An installation structure for an electric rotating machine such as an electric motor to a wheel of a motor vehicle. The installation structure comprises a wheel hub fixed to and rotatable with the wheel. A bearing through which the wheel hub is rotatably supported i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083014 | Drive device for a machine with a traction drive system and a hydraulic work system A drive device is provided for a machine with a traction drive system and a hydraulic work system. The traction drive system has a drive axle and the hydraulic system has at least one electric motor and at least one pump driven by the electric motor. The electric mo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083172 | Method for controlling anti-roll/anti-yaw of vehicles A method for controlling roll/yaw motions of a vehicle includes the steps of deciding whether an anti-roll control is required or not by comparing a roll rate of the vehicle with a predetermined threshold roll rate, executing the anti-roll control if the roll rate i... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063334 | Vehicle stability system using active tilting mechanism The present invention is a vehicle stability system that affords safe turn with higher speed as well as maximum brake performance and resists rollover by using one or more electrical and mechanical modes to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle into a more stab... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7057503 | Vehicle rollover detection system A roll angular velocity sensor and a lateral velocity sensor are operatively coupled to a processor, which generates a signal for controlling a safety restraint system responsive to measures of roll angular velocity and lateral velocity. In one embodiment, the proce... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050895 | Method for measuring the absolute steering angle of steering shaft for vehicle An absolute steering angle of a steering shaft for a vehicle is measured using rotatable bodies that rotate together with the steering shaft at respective predetermined rotation ratios. A ΨM′ value is obtained by measuring a relative rotational angle Î... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7027902 | Enhanced system for yaw stability control system to include roll stability control function A yaw stability control system (18) is enhanced to include roll stability control function for an automotive vehicle and includes a plurality of sensors (28–39) sensing the dynamic conditions of the vehicle. The sensors may include a speed sensor ( | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020552 | Rollover control method and system thereof A rollover control method and a system thereof for accurately predicting the occurrence of a rollover and protecting passengers therefrom. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6968921 | Roll-over controller A steering system for a vehicle includes at least one wheel that pivots to define a steering angle, wherein the steering angle is defined, at least in part, by an input from the operator, and at least one sensor adapted to monitor the roll of a vehicle body and a he... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968262 | Steering angle correction device Steering angle is determined by the combined use of a potentiometer and a rotary encoder, and the correction of the error in the determination of the steering angle based on the time-dependent change of the potentiometer. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6961648 | System and method for desensitizing the activation criteria of a rollover control system A method of densensitizing includes determining a relative roll angle, determining when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, and when the vehicle is in a transitional maneuver, setting a roll signal for control to the relative roll angle, reducing control effo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6951343 | Vehicle suspension apparatus A vehicle suspension apparatus includes a first, outer telescoping component and a second, inner telescoping component. The outer telescoping component includes an outer sleeve and an outer tubular member telescoped therein for movement along an axis of the outer te... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6843538 | Device for controlling over-rolling of vehicle body A device for controlling an over-rolling of a vehicle estimates a first parameter indicative of a rolling amount of the vehicle body, and a second parameter indicative of a change rate of the rolling amount the vehicle body. The device controls the brake system such... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6801840 | Steering control system for vehicle A angle sensor 103 identifies a angle phase of a rotatable member based on a kind of an identified pattern of the angle phase to detect an angular position of a steering shaft driven by a motor 6. A steering controller 100 identifies a rotationa... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6697726 | Rolling control apparatus and method of vehicle A rolling control apparatus and method for controlling rolling of a vehicle controls braking force applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The apparatus and method set a target roll angle of the vehicle based on a rolling state of the vehicle, calcu... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691017 | Vehicle behavior control device A vehicle behavior control device includes a turning limit state detecting device for detecting a turning limit state of a vehicle and an engine output control device for performing a torque-down control by decreasing an engine output when the turning lim... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6658334 | Static steering angle reducing algorithm for four wheel steering systems A method for controlling the rear steering angle of a vehicle includes calibrating a static vehicle speed threshold, detecting an actual vehicle speed below the calibrated static vehicle speed threshold, determining whether the phase of a rear steering an... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651999 | Module with an angle sensor technology, contactless energy transmission and contactless information transmission A module having an angle-sensor mechanism, an energy-transmission device and an information-transmission device comprises at least two circuit boards (1, 2). One circuit board (1) forms the stator with respect to the angle-sensor mechanism, while the othe... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6588769 | Vehicle roll control A vehicle roll control system uses two accelerometers (38, 40) on the vehicle to detect body roll and then filters out higher frequency roll movements as indicative of a rough road surface. The system also monitors vehicle speed, and increases roll stiffn... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6571160 | Rear-wheel steering angle control device The present invention provides a rear-wheel steering angle control device which is capable of drastically reducing the man-hours required for setting a gain of a target rear-wheel steering angle relative to a front-wheel steering angle. The rear-wheel ste... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6505108 | Damper based vehicle yaw control Controllable dampers are used to improve vehicle responses and stability during severe vehicle handling maneuvers. A total handling damping value for the vehicle is derived, preferably from the greatest of a yaw rate error value, a lateral acceleration va... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6471218 | Vehicle suspensions In an active roll control system for a vehicle, anti-roll bars (26, 30) are provided with actuators (28, 32) which can provide a torque in the anti-roll bars to control vehicle body roll. Under certain cornering conditions when the vehicle is liable to ov... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6453226 | Integrated control of active tire steer and brakes An integrated active steering and braking control system for providing one or more corrective yaw moments to a vehicle in response to a plurality of signals indicative of operational and environmental conditions related to the vehicle is disclosed. The sy... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6424896 | Steering column differential angle position sensor A steering column differential angle position sensor includes an upper flux shutter and a lower flux shutter, both of which form a plurality of similarly shaped openings. Receiver and transmitter coils are coaxially aligned with the shutters. The transmit... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6386553 | Vehicle wheel suspension arrangement An arrangement for the suspension of a wheel of an automotive vehicle is disclosed. The wheel is connected to a propulsion device for driving the vehicle and a braking device for braking each individual wheel. The invention has sensors for detecting at le... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6363305 | Steer-by-wire system A closed loop steer by wire control system has three main components, a steering wheel unit, a roadwheel unit, and a master control unit. Signals generated by sensors in the steering wheel unit and roadwheel unit are passed back to the master control unit... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6314355 | Steering angle detecting mechanism A steering angle detecting mechanism of this invention comprises: a plurality of photocouplers for detecting a steering angle of a steering wheel; a timer circuit for setting time; a first power source control unit which is controlled by the set time of t... | 11/06/2001 |
