Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for determining condition of road surface
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Application No.: US09801643Application Date: 2001-03-09
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Publication No.: US06577941B2Publication Date: 2003-06-10
- Inventor: Hiroaki Kawasaki , Yukio Nakao
- Applicant: Hiroaki Kawasaki , Yukio Nakao
- Priority: JP2000-064963 20000309; JP2000-155719 20000526
- Main IPC: G06F700
- IPC: G06F700

Abstract:
An apparatus for determining a condition of road surface comprising: rotational speed detecting means for periodically detecting rotational speeds of four tires of a vehicle; first computing means for computing a slip ratio from measurement values of the rotational speed detecting means; second computing means for obtaining a relational formula between the slip ratio and either the acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle; and friction coefficient judging means for judging a coefficient of friction occurring between a road and a tire on the basis of a slope of the relational formula obtained by the second computing means. The road friction coefficient can be judged with high accuracy in a short time using only the wheel rotational speed information of four wheels, whereby the performance and safety of a vehicle can be increased.
Public/Granted literature
- US06463376B2 Apparatus and method for determining condition of road surface Public/Granted day:2002-10-08
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