Vehicle motion control subsystem and method

US6622074B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

• Erik Coelingh · Älvängen, SE
• Jonas Ekmark · Olofstorp, SE
• Jan Ryderstam · Onsala, SE
• Per Olsson · Malmö, SE
• Per Persson · Partille, SE
• Soren Eriksson · Kungälv, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 29, 2002
• Grant date: Sep 16, 2003
• Expiry date: May 29, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60W2050/0045
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle control system (10) including a vehicle motion control subsystem (12) that has an input receiving an intended driving demand (14) and a plurality of coordinator subsystems (16) for coordinating actuators of the vehicle. The vehicle motion control subsystem (12) communicates with the coordinator subsystems (16) to determine whether a single coordinator subsystem (16) can carry out the intended driving demand (14). The vehicle motion control subsystem (12) will distribute demand signals among one or more of the coordinator subsystems (16) to allow the vehicle to implement the intended driving demand (14).