Patent ID: 6366841
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A damping force control device for controlling damping forces of dampers disposed between a vehicle body and respective wheels of a vehicle, comprising a controller that:calculates, for each of the wheels, a first target damping force that inhibits vibrations of the vehicle body in a heave direction, based on a single wheel model of the vehicle; calculates, for each of the wheels, a second target damping force that inhibits vibrations of the vehicle body in a pitch direction, based on a model of front and rear wheels of the vehicle; determines an ultimate target damping force for each of the wheels, based on the calculated first and second target damping forces; and outputs a control signal corresponding to the determined ultimate target damping force to each of the dampers such that a damping force exerted by each of the dampers is set to the determined ultimate target damping force.