Patent ID: 8437950
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B60G,B60T

Abstract:
1. A method for increasing the driving stability of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a ratio between a height h of a center of gravity of the vehicle and a spring constant c of a vehicle suspension; and performing a control intervention to counteract a vehicle instability with a control system by operating at least one of a drive and brakes of the vehicle, wherein the control intervention is performed as a function of the ratio between a height h of the center of gravity of the vehicle and the spring constant c of the vehicle suspension; wherein the ratio between the height of the center of gravity and the spring constant is determined while cornering from the following relation: Δs is the difference between the right and left compression travels c is the spring constant of the suspension, b is the track width, m is the mass of the vehicle, a h is the height of the center of gravity of the vehicle.