Patent ID: 6330505
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: B60T

Abstract:
A method for controlling a wheel performance of a vehicle, the wheel performance being varied by at least one of an operating dynamics system, an electrical brake control system, and at least one traction control system, the method comprising:measuring at least one quantity representing one of: i) an ambient temperature, and ii) an intake air temperature of an internal combustion engine;forming a signal from the at least one quantity, the signal indicating at least one of: i) the ambient temperature, and ii) the intake air temperature of the internal combustion engine;adjusting the at least one traction control system as a function of the signal, the at least one traction control system being adjusted to emphasize stability when the signal indicates a low temperature of the at least one of: i) the ambient temperature, and ii) the intake air temperature of the internal combustion engine, and to emphasize traction when the signal indicates a high temperature of the at least one of: i) the ambient temperature, and ii) the intake air temperature of the internal combustion engine.