Patent ID: 6179310
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A roll stabilizing system for a vehicle having a sprung part and an unsprung part, a suspension resiliently supporting the sprung part on the unsprung part so as to allow vehicle roll in response to lateral acceleration, the stabilizing system including an actuator operatively connected to the sprung and unsprung parts so that vehicle roll tends to cause displacement of the actuator, the actuator being operable in use to exert an effort in opposition to such displacement and so counteract the roll, the system further including electronic control means operatively connected to the actuator to control the actuator effort in response to the lateral acceleration wherein the actuator effort is arranged to increase in direct proportion to the lateral acceleration up to a predetermined magnitude of the lateral acceleration and increases in direct proportion to the lateral acceleration beyond said predetermined magnitude but at a reduced rate.