Abstract: A vehicle dynamic control system includes: (a) a running condition detecting system for detecting running conditions of a vehicle; (b) a road data detecting system for detecting road data relating to a road in front of the vehicle; (c) a permissible speed calculating system for calculating a permissible speed for passing through a curve based on the running conditions and the road data; (d) an equivalent linear distance calculating system for calculating an equivalent linear distance as a distance for performing a deceleration operation by shortening a distance from a point of operation to the curve in front of the vehicle based on a permissible deceleration at a winding part of the road and a curvature of the winding part between the point of operation and the curve so as to consider a permissible deceleration applicable at the winding part of the road; (e) a passing judgement system for judging a possibility of the vehicle passing through the curve by a parameter based on at least the equivalent linear dist

Abstract: A curve's radius of curvature that approximates the actual curve is calculated, and an appropriate allowable curve approach speed even when the node interval is extremely short is set. Although the node c with a relatively large positional deviation on the curve is not out of the actual road width, the road geometry indicated by a series of nodes is locally bent like a concave at around the node c, constituting a curve that cannot exist in reality. The interval between nodes b and c is short, so that calculating the curve's radius of curvature at nodes b and c may result in a very small curve's radius of curvature which is far smaller than the actual curve geometry. Therefore, at least one of the nodes is taken as the curve's radius of curvature calculation removal point and is not used for the calculation of the curve's radius of curvature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a route consideration apparatus which can reduce amount of road geometry data to a necessary and sufficient volume to be managed, foreseeing probable routes by selecting branch roads appropriately. The route assessor 5 designates three route at maximum, i.e., the first prior route to the third prior route, according to the data inputted from the navigator. The curve geometry detector 6 detects rode geometry according to inputted data from the navigator 3. Thus previewing of route to be traveled can be carried out effectively and the vehicle dynamic control system works well with the previewing function.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle dynamic control system which alters characteristics of respective vehicle movement controllers so that they can function properly against coming and foreseeable running conditions and current running conditions, recognizing beforehand details of an emerging curve on the road to be traveled. The system comprises a vehicle movement control alterant and at least one among vehicle movement controllers, i.e., a brake controller, a left/right wheel differential limiter controller and power distribution controller. When the vehicle is approaching the curve, the vehicle movement control alterant alters characteristics of a braking controller, the left/right wheel differential limiter controller and the power distribution controller to those favorable to turning for driving through a curve appropriately.

Abstract: Recognizing curve geometry, judgement accuracy of an over speed condition is improved with minimal increase of calculation load, even when the road to an objective curve is not a straight line. The standard deceleration calculator calculates a standard deceleration from the road surface friction coefficient and road slope. The permissible access speed calculator calculates a permissible access speed from the permissible lateral acceleration based on road geometry and the road surface friction coefficient. The equivalent linear distance calculator calculates an equivalent linear distance, converting a winding part of a road to the objective curve into an equivalent straight line. The passing judgement device compares a required deceleration, which is determined based on the present vehicle speed, the permissible access speed and the equivalent linear distance, with a warning deceleration level and a forced deceleration level, which are calculated from the standard deceleration.

Abstract: A braking force control system and method of a vehicle includes a vehicle speed detecting section, a steering angle detecting section, a yaw rate detecting section, a target yaw rate calculating section, a yaw rate deviation calculating section, turning requirement detecting means for detecting a driver's requirement to turn the vehicle, brake pressure correction coefficient generating section, a target braking force calculating section, a braking force correction section for correcting the braking force according to the driver's requirement to turn the vehicle, a braking wheel determining section for determining an object wheel to apply brakes, an output judging section, a brake signal outputting section and a brake drive apparatus for applying brake pressure to the wheel cylinder of the object wheel. Whereby, the driver can make a sharp turn even when the normal braking force control is operative.

Abstract: A braking force control system comprises a yaw rate sensor for detecting an actual yaw rate of a vehicle, a target yaw rate calculating section for detecting a vehicle speed and a steering angle to calculate a target yaw rate, a yaw-rate difference calculating section for calculating a difference in yaw rate by subtracting the target yaw rate from the actual yaw rate, and a braked-wheel discriminating section for selecting a rear-inside wheel as a braked wheel when the sign of the actual yaw rate is different from that of the difference in yaw rate, and for selecting a front-outside wheel as the braked wheel when the sign of the actual yaw rate is the same as that of the difference in yaw rate. Therefore, when the vehicle is in an under-steering tendency, the rear-inside wheel is selected, and when it is in an over-steering tendency, the front-outside wheel is selected.

Abstract: A traction control system and method of a four-wheel drive vehicle comprises an engine control apparatus, a brake drive apparatus for automatically and independently applying brake to each of four wheels, wheel speed detecting means, vehicle speed detecting means, steering angle detecting means, yaw rate detecting means, target yaw rate calculating means, yaw rate deviation calculating means, slip amount calculating means for calculating an actual slip amount, reference slip amount storing means for memorizing a reference slip amount, target slip amount determining means for determining a target slip amount based on the reference slip amount, traction control judging means for outputting a traction control signal when a traction control is needed, target braking force calculating means, target engine torque calculating means. When a traction control is needed, the target slip amount determining means determine a target slip amount of a wheel needing the traction control.

Abstract: In a vehicle motion control system, a target rear-wheel steering-angle calculating section calculates a target rear-wheel steering angle, a rear-wheel steering-quantity setting section sets a rear-wheel steering quantity, and a rear-wheel steering signal output section outputs a rear-wheel steering quantity to a motor driving section to perform a steering angle control. In addition, a front-and-rear wheel steering response-parameter calculating section calculates a response parameter, and a front-and-rear wheel steering target yaw-rate calculating section calculates a target yaw rate. A yaw-rate difference calculating section calculates a yaw-rate difference, a target braking-force calculating section calculates a target braking force, and a braked-wheel discriminating section selects a wheel to be braked.

Abstract: A braking force control system and method of a vehicle comprises an estimated yaw rate calculating section for calculating an estimated yaw rate on a road surface having low friction coefficient, a target yaw rate differential calculating section for calculating a target yaw rate differential, an estimated yaw rate differential calculating section for calculating an estimated yaw rate differential, a yaw rate differential deviation calculating section for calculating a deviation of the both differentials, a first target braking force calculating section for calculating a first target braking force, a yaw rate deviation calculating section for calculating a deviation of an actual yaw rate and a target yaw rate, a second target braking force calculating section for calculating a second target braking force, a final target braking force calculating section for calculating a final target braking force based on the first and second target braking forces.

Abstract: Highly safe new diuretics, i.e., 1,4-benzodioxane and 1,4-benzodioxine derivatives having potent antihypertensive activity but no or little uricesuric activity, which can be administered to human orally, intravenously, or hypodermically at a respective daily dosage of 0.1-2 mg/kg, 0.005-0.1 mg/kg, or 0.02-0.4 mg/kg.