Patent ID: 9718503
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60G,B60R,B62D

Claim:
1. A rollover prevention system, comprising: a rotational member mounted in association with a vehicle, the rotational member having an axis of rotation in parallel with a heading of the vehicle, the rotational member mounted to enable rotation about the axis in a plane perpendicular to the heading of the vehicle, the rotational member having a mass such that when torque is applied to the rotational member, a counter torque is generated that mitigates a tipping motion of the vehicle; a drive system mechanically coupled to the rotational member to apply the torque to the rotational member according to a predetermined time duration; and a control system configured to control the drive system to apply the torque to the rotational member from an idle state of no rotation in response to a threshold triggered by an amount of the tipping motion.