Patent ID: 6185496
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle based on road data, comprising:vehicle running condition detecting means for detecting running conditions of said vehicle;road data detecting means for detecting road data including a curvature of a traveling route in front of said vehicle;road data determining means for judging whether said road data is valid or invalid, and for determining that road data detection becomes unreliable when said road data is invalid for a predetermined time;vehicle dynamic control value calculating means for calculating vehicle dynamic control values based on running conditions and said road data when said road data is valid, and for calculating vehicle dynamic control values based on said running conditions and valid road data detected before said road data was determined as invalid for said predetermined time, and for stopping the calculation of said vehicle dynamic control values using said invalid road data when road data detection becomes unreliable; andvehicle movement control means for controlling said vehicle based on said vehicle dynamic control value.