Title:
PITCH MODULATION-BASIS VEHICLE CONTROL
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2014195403
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of stabilizing front to rear direction of a vehicle with respect to a movement on a ground surface in a specific direction.SOLUTION: A vehicle includes at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, and the front wheel is characterized by a force perpendicular to an instantaneous force of a vehicle movement. A motor actuator drives each rear wheel, and a controller rules one or more motor actuators so as to dynamically stabilize the vehicle whether the front wheel contacts a ground surface or not according to a regular control rule. Torque is applied to the rear wheel on the basis of a vehicle pitch or a force applied to the front wheel and perpendicular to a moving direction. Furthermore, a periodic rotational modulation is applied to the rear wheel, so that the torque stabilized on the basis of a detected response to either the vehicle pitch or the perpendicular force applied to the front wheel is transmitted. The right and left motor actuators independently control a right rear wheel and a left rear wheel, respectively to cause the rear wheels to continue turning as ruled by user's steering whether the front wheel contacts the ground or not.
Inventors:
KAMEN DEAN
AMBROGI ROBERT R
FLYNN CATHARINE N
KERWIN JOHN M
AMBROGI ROBERT R
FLYNN CATHARINE N
KERWIN JOHN M
Application Number:
JP2014112053A
Publication Date:
October 09, 2014
Filing Date:
May 30, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
DEKA PRODUCTS LP
International Classes:
B60L15/20; A61G5/04; B60W10/18; B60W30/02; B62K3/00; B62K5/007; B62K5/01; B62K17/00; B62M1/00; B60W40/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2000070308A | 2000-03-07 | |||
| JPH09248320A | 1997-09-22 | |||
| JPH05328542A | 1993-12-10 |
Foreign References:
| US20030014167A1 | 2003-01-16 | |||
| WO2003103559A2 | 2003-12-18 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shusaku Yamamoto
Natsuki Morishita
Natsuki Morishita