Arrangement and methods for avoiding rollovers when braking or accelerating motor vehicles
US6428118B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60G2800/93
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for avoiding rollovers when accelerating motor vehicles, single-track or double-track vehicles such as motorcycles or passenger cars in particular, with an arrangement for comparing a difference in rotational speed between the speed of at least one front wheel or the front axle and the speed of at least one rear wheel or the rear axle of the motor vehicle with an adjustable rotational speed difference threshold value. Also included is an arrangement for detecting a wheel acceleration for at least one front wheel and for at least one rear wheel and an arrangement for activating the vehicle's propulsion system when the rotational speed difference threshold value is reached or exceeded if the wheel acceleration is simultaneously negative for at least one front wheel and positive for at least one rear wheel.
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