Patent ID: 8798868

Claim:
An automobile having a yaw axis and a roll axis, comprising: a chassis; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the chassis; an engine mounted to the chassis and configured to engage and drive the plurality of wheels; a body mounted on the chassis and configured to at least partially enclose the engine; a control unit in electronic communication with the engine and configured to manage an operation of the engine; a chassis stabilization system including: a first plurality of moveable aerodynamic elements movably installed on the body of the automobile, the first plurality of moveable aerodynamic elements being configured to cause a first plurality of forces to be applied to and distributed over the body of the automobile to control a yaw movement of the automobile about the yaw axis, and a second moveable aerodynamic element movably installed on the chassis and configured to cause a second force to be applied to the automobile to control a roll movement of the automobile about the roll axis, wherein the chassis stabilization system is in electronic communication with the control unit such that the control unit is configured to move at least one of the first plurality of moveable aerodynamic elements or the second moveable aerodynamic element in response to a driver event or an environmental event; a first plurality of sensors configured to detect a feedback yaw effect of the applied first plurality of forces and a feedback roll effect of the applied second force; and a second plurality of sensors configured to iteratively detect a feedback environmental condition, wherein the first plurality of moveable aerodynamic elements are configured to cause a first plurality of response forces to be applied to the automobile to control the yaw movement of the automobile about the yaw axis based on the feedback yaw effect and the feedback environmental condition, and wherein the second moveable aerodynamic element is configured to cause a second response force to be applied to the automobile to control the roll movement of the automobile about the roll axis based on the feedback roll effect and the feedback environmental condition.