Occupant control system integrated with vehicle dynamics controls

A control system for an automotive vehicle that includes a plurality of dynamics sensors (14) for generating a plurality of dynamic condition signals and also a plurality of environment sensors (16) for generating a plurality of environment signals is provided herein. Vehicle systems such as a drive...

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Main Authors MEYERS JOSEPH C, RAO MANOHARPRASAD K, LU JIANBO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 14.07.2009
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION
CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Summary:A control system for an automotive vehicle that includes a plurality of dynamics sensors (14) for generating a plurality of dynamic condition signals and also a plurality of environment sensors (16) for generating a plurality of environment signals is provided herein. Vehicle systems such as a driver warning system, a powertrain control module, a restraint control module, and a chassis control module are also provided. A controller (12) is coupled to the plurality of sensors and classifies the operation of the vehicle as controllable stable, controllable unstable, or uncontrollable in response to the plurality of dynamic condition signals and the plurality of environment signals. The controller (12) selects a level of control for the vehicle systems in response to classifying. The level of control is different in response to the respective classification.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20050908310